Sunday, 29 November 2009

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Sunday, 22 November 2009

  • Singapore!


    Its a rather boring sunday afternoon for me and so,some pictures from my 2 day shopping trip to Singapore  last week



    mum and i took the 10.15am flight over to sg



    stayed at the ever gorgeous capella on sentosa island.its a such a beautiful colonial style resort.
    and if im not mistaken, the other capellas  are in austria,mexico,germany,colorado and another one to be built in niseko,japan.would love to visit the one in japan,im sure it would be even more beautiful than the one in sentosa.



    on the way to our room



    our room!



    our room had huge glass windows which overlooked the lush tropical gardens of sentosa island



    what a pretty view



    balcony



    one half of the really massive  toilet.no picture of our shower area but it was really nice!



    our room came with a well stocked refreshment center,lcd,bose stereo system,ipod docking station and lots of other hightech things that we didnt have time to enjoy.and the best part was that we had our very own nespresso machine!ive always wanted to try a cup of nespresso and if you havent yet heard of it,well its this really cute coffee machine where you  insert cute looking capsules and with a  touch of a button,mmm delicious i only remember nespresso because of its ads that i used to see on tv in London with the really good looking George Clooney in them.Mmm,almost as good as that cup of nespresso HAHA!



    ahhh
    during the day we went for lunches and shopping but at night,i stayed in and enjoyed the room immensely.there was also an impressive collection of dvds and i rewatched Shakespeare in Love.Forgot how much i loved it.'Like a sickness and its cure together'.It won like 7 oscars or something back then. What a  beautiful story!



    the sitting room



     takashimaya was the first shopping stop after arriving in sg and having a hearty lunch at Crystal Jade Golden Palace, Paragon.woohoo!



     xmas trees  made up of cute little teddybears!aww if only i could bring one home.and by that i mean entire tree and not just one bear -_-



    another one in takashimaya



    outside raffles city



    display window of tiffany & co.everything is so elaborately made from paper.



    cant remember the name of this mall but we made a quick visit on the last day before having lunch next door at Peach Blossoms,Mandarin Marina hotel.

     

    back home
    In short, the trip consisted of  lots of quality time with mum,shopping and  good food!Thanks mummy :)
    Anyway, its no surprise then that im currently having this minor panic attack that i'll look really fat in my callday pictures!I have exactly one week to cut down on my food and also exercise,in hopes of looking not so bloated then.    Wish me luck!xx

Friday, 20 November 2009

  • emmy's 23rd @ Carat Club,Pavillion


    Hello!Sorry for the lack of updates this week,just got back from Singapore.What a hectic week.
    But first,pictures from Emmy's bday bash.They are just lovely.Thank you emmy,jyymei and choon keet!

    Emmy had her birthday dinner at Carat Club in Pavillion last week so we all made our way down there on that Thursday evening,amidst the rain and the horrible traffic jam!Xian and I had a corporate talk to attend at the firm prior to that but thank goodness we made it to dinner on time.



    Carat Club



    everywhere we looked,there were Cs and more Cs



    even on the cute tealight holders



    gorgeous chandelier in the middle of the restaurant



    the diamond retail outlet downstairs



    we were seated in the vip room,with a very nicely set table



    at the table
    xian who are you busy smsing whilst everyone is busy chitchatting!



    with xian,jyymei and kim during dinner



    we were all so impressed with this new function on jyymei's iphone



    that enables us to take shots like this!



    pretty girls in a row!
    from l-r:sharon,jo,xian,emmy,kim,jyymei,me and shereen



    dont you think this is such a pretty picture of us?i love this one!




    with the ever gorgeous birthday girl!



    emmy and her birthday cake.the bow was the exact same shade of shocking pink as her dress was!
    Happy birthday emmy darling!



    customary picture of the girls with the birthday girl and her cake!



    and one of the boys looking all macho.i realised im halfway through my pictures and not a single one of them till now aww.thats the way going out with us girls,we hog the camera!
    clockwise from the top:aric,nick,jason(cough that is shereen's new man!),choonkeet,emmy and darren.



    aww the sweet new couple,all matchy matchy too!



    bday girl went around  feeding everyone a piece of the bday icecream cake.it was cold and thus,it was a tough feat to smile and look at the camera,which explains the err odd pose.-_-



    funny shot,doesnt it look so spastic haha!




    dress:portobello market
    shoes:zara
    bag:ferragamo
    jewellry(tho hardly noticeable in any picture):mum's mum's mum's!

    i always wanted to do this but grr now i know why i dont ,mine seems so odd.




    At 4play!

    Happy birthday emmy!
    We you and I hope you had as much fun as the rest of us did that amazing night!xx





Friday, 13 November 2009

  • my fortune cookie


    Gosh has a week past by already!Nooo my  free days are coming to an end,and rather fast too.
    Nothing out of the ordinary this week except for emmy's fab bday bash yest night ( more on this in the next update!) My week consisted of just more meetups,reading, shopping and  a few corporate talks at the firm.

     The firm's Annual Dinner & Dance was last week and though I didnt attend it,I thought the invite was really pretty!



    The theme for the ADND 2009 was The Orient Express: Destination- Shanghai and the invite came in this little oriental box with a formal invite,a 'ticket' to shanghai and a fortune cookie!I thought it was just so creative and pretty.Kudos to the organising committee!



    and this was what my fortune cookie had to say.
    good advice,no?

Saturday, 07 November 2009

  • a whirlwind of sorts



    And its the weekend!
    Well everyday is like a weekend to me so its been nice.

    The past week has been fun. Its a complete luxury to have all the time at hand to do all the things you want to do.
    Lots of meet ups here and there,shopping,reading and relaxing at home.

    On friday  I met up with  a bunch of friends from SAM.Aside from priscilla dearest,i havent met the rest in ages so it was a very nice catchup session.



    me,priss and alison



    jianwen and kweejin
    At night I watched another musical with my family and this time,at Istana Budaya.We watched Cuci and let me just say, it was SO HILARIOUS!The crowd went insane with laughter and i laughed so much till my tummy hurt.The musical lasted about 3 hours and all I did was laugh laugh and laugh. It was that funny,trust me!Everyone had a really good time.Lotsa really funny lines and jokes and man can everyone really sing.It was quite a coincidence too that one of the backup cast is actually a girl we know from church and I was so surprised to see her dance and hear her sing!That voice of hers,seriously,amazing.



    the four main leads:awie,the gorgeous hans isaac,afdlin shauki and ac mizal.
    and there was harith iskandar,adibah noor and vanida imran too!
    all superb singers my goodness!!



    Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi with Tun Jeanne Abdullah on stage with the cast.
    we were seated a few rows in front of them and im pretty certain they were having a good time laughing away too!



Wednesday, 04 November 2009

  • weekend getaway @ pd



    Hello!Im back from pd,slightly burnt but feeling very healthy.I still feel slightly flushed from the trip and i think it would take some time for it to hopefully dissapear. I dont know why i am associating feeling flushed with feeling healthy but anyway, it was a nice trip. (This icon with the flushed cheeks seem to illustrate me very clearly lol!)

    It was really hot in pd and smart me,left the most essential thing to bring when you head to the beach; sunblock!

    On the way to pd, we stopped by for some really good banana leaf rice at Curry Leaf Restaurant, Seremban.The place is pretty popular and everyone says its a must try.Anyone going past Seremban really should try this place out. I love their banana leaf,much nicer than the ones ive tried around here. The curries were really tasty and very spicy,just the way i like it!



    the interior of the restaurant



    my banana leaf rice
    and i had it with chicken,mutton and fish,all of which is not in the picture because we couldnt wait any longer to dig in!wouldnt mind another serving of it right now,so good!
    Curry Leaf Restaurant
    NO 1274 & 1275, JALAN RASAH,
    SEREMBAN
    70300 Negeri Sembilan Malaysia

    After lunch we headed straight to pd!



    we stayed at legend water chalets this time round.we usually stay at avillion and though legend is only 2 years old, i think avillion has slightly nicer chalets. i still remember their  gorgeous 4 poster beds!




    on the way to our chalet!



    our premium executive suite number was my birthday!



    my bed!



    the solid glass panel in front of our bed for viewing the sea beneath the floor.



    one half of the  toilet,and another glass panel too.in the bedroom is fine by me but in the toilet?it just creeps me out!



    the balcony



    breakfast @ the coffeehouse



    the sea



    and me!
    we brought the slr with us and to be honest,i hardly used it haha!its so big and bulky that my brothers had to take charge of it most of the time.think i'll stick to my canon powershot for awhile longer.


Friday, 30 October 2009

  • fendi sale!

    Because im still feeling exhilarated from yesterday's shopping experience,today's post ( much to the dismay of the guys), will be all about it!

    Yesterday I had a really fun day out and about kl.Mum and I visited the fendi family sale at Marriott and it was excellent!Loads of good bargains and I highly recommend everyone to attend it if you have the time.

    We went crazy looking at all the gorgeous shoes,bags and apparel that were all heavily discounted!The original price for most of the shoes were in the thousand range but at the sale,they were going for about rm200-rm500!And the bags were really nice,all 50-70% off ahhhh!!It was like heaven on earth for everyone in the room.Everyone looked so focused and it was quite crazy finding size 5 shoes but we manage to snag up a few pairs.If you are attending the sale,make sure you bring a friend along for support and to be your extra pair of eyes! Met Deborah Priya there too among others,shes so pretty and amazingly tall.



    sale;my favourite word in the Eng language



    excited shoppers!interesting story about this picture below



    our buys!!bags and size 5 shoes!
    those of the opposite sex dont seem to understand how hard it is to find a pair of size 5 shoes, let alone 4 during a sale but let me just say,its almost as hard as winning the lottery!



    my favourite purchase!the heel goes on forever but i'll manage somehow!



    mum spotted this the moment we stepped in!the kitten heels are in gold and really pretty!



    couldnt decide on blue or black so we took both!
    It was lots of fun shopping and we had lots of really funny experiences.I'll just share one in case i'll bore everyone out lol!The pink bag that you see in the picture above?We initially got the yellow one.We were really rooting for the pink one but it was already taken by  another lady as you can see in the 2nd pic.The pale yellow was nice too bt the pink was so much prettier!It came in white/beige/pink/yellow/blue.We didnt really like the others and  were deciding between the yellow and the pink but we were a minute or two slow so it was the yellow. To cut the long story short,we paid for the yellow and were about to leave when the really sweet lady decided she would take the blue and give us the pink!!You should have seen the expression on our faces!!!I highly doubt she would be reading this but if you are,thanks so much once again!Some ppl are just so sweet right?



    so here are the details of the sale!its a private event so its not very pack.go girls and let me know how you found it!

    After all the shopping,we had a very nice lunch at Shanghai in Marriott.



    our half eaten meal.we had yummy xiu long pao,sea cucumber soup,fried yamcake,chicken pie biscuits,drunken chicken,mai lou kou, a few other thingsand all washed down by their really nice flower tea.The best dimsum ive had for awhile!



     my pretty flower tea!


    On the 28th I had an equally fun day. Met dear pris for lunch and it was such a nice catchup session. I dont think ive had such a deep heart to heart conversation for a long time.Thanks babe,I love you!Safe trip back to Msia and later on to Aus!xx



    not a very clear pic of us but precious nonetheless because its our one and only!


    At night I went for the premier screening of Micheal Jackson's ' This Is It' at klcc.



    It was okay i suppose. I feel bad saying its boring when i've been reading in the papers  how good it was.Maybe i was quite sleepy hmm.But it earned $2.2 million on its first night so kudos!
    I'll be off to pd for a short weekend getaway so have a good weekend everyone and I'll update once im back!

Monday, 26 October 2009

Sunday, 25 October 2009

  • its not called retail therapy for nothing




     

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    So these few days have been crazy,annoying,upsetting and tiring for more reasons than I can say.And my pocket has certainly been experiencing the wrath more than anything else.Hmm -_-When things like these happen, you either move on with life or just crumble down, mourn in self-pity and pray for better days.Ive been doing the latter far too often in the past that I think its really  enough. The next annoying thing is that i've been down with a rather annoying eye allergy since friday argh!My right eye is red,swollen,itchy and constantly tearing which is not very pleasant i tell you.Its so irritating! And also on a less irritating note,work has been deferred for a month!!Pros and cons definitely with the pro being that I suddenly have a vast amount of time to work on my paper after working on it like mad fr the past weeks and the cons being suddenly afraid of all the empty days ahead!But im sure they will be filled very soon,knowing the v. demanding ppl surrounding me haha!

    And i need a hugee favour to ask from everyone and anyone reading this.I'll be heading over to Scotland with my parents for about 2 weeks in december and right now we are trying to plan itbut I dont even know where to start or which places are the must visit etcetc!We'll be most prob driving around in Scotland so we are trying to work out a route and how many days to allocate for each city.So if anyone out there has some useful info/tips to share,please do & i'll love u forever!