HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE~!  haven got time to set resolution for 2013 yet even though i know im not gonna keep to them. but still, its like an aim for myself for this year right?!  while on the way to work ytd, i got these thoughts that flash through my mind.. am hoping i can fulfill them this year though.
1. spend LESS money & save MORE 2. spend a WHITE christmas 3. countdown NYE at a foreign country. 4. adapt a positive mind & lessen negative thoughts 5. judge less; gossip less; complain less (LOL!) 6. explore new countries 7. take up a NEW hobby and or exercise/ activity 8. strike a balance for work; family; friends.   lets see if im able to accomplish any of these..  

on the 1st day of 2013, hub satisfied my cravings!
finally had my hui lau shan fulfilled!
ohmygod i really wanted to sit down & eat ALL their mango desserts.
but of cux, he wouldnt have let me do that. lol.
still happy max to takeaway 2 of their specialties. 

ytd very impromptu we decided to meet 4 lunch!

however victor's wasnt open! ;(

walked over to dhoby ghaut parklane for simple lunch.

suddenly i dont regret cutting bangs again.

because polka dots should comes in a set!

hahahah~ i actually convinced myself to buy them all..

bag, sanitary pad holder (holds 3 pads) & tissue casing (holds 2 pack)

all these that cost less than $20 in total!

like ohmygod its cheap beyond words right?

then ytd came in office and saw 2 goodie bags on my desk.

opened it when i reached home & saw this polka dots casing!

im guessing its a sun glass case except its not hard casing.

anyway~ i shall head off & list down the high & lows of 2012.

Hello New Friend!

just last Sat i made a new friend.
have met her previously but never really hang out.
bumped in her at PS and we both exclaimed, "joey's friend?"
and we saw each other again e flea which i had with joey.
finally last Sat i decided to go ahead & meet Joey + her together!
met joey earlier for lunch & shortly after she joined us.
let me introduce, siqi!!
i shared a cuppa taimei w joey & then started shopping.
managed to find retro earrings for my jiemeis too!
came home with 2 new tops and im happy liao!
while they continue shopping, i ended earlier to meet the bf.

here's the 3 of us!
thats joey, me & siqi at bugis!
hehehe~ i foresee more shopping trip with them? ;)

surprisingly, we clicked.
and before i know it, we're in the midst of planning...
SECRET! shall not divulge until its finalized!

then follow Sun i had Victor's Kitchen with my family!
its to celebrate my parents' bdae in advance since it falls on Tue.

does it look yummy enough to you?
i finally had the courage to finish 1 whole liu sha bao myself!
but, i'd much prefer those with thicker salted egg yolk taste.
this got a mild taste of custard which i still dont like.
my mom suggested going yum cha once every month! woohoo~
after lunch, we went over to OG find bedsheets.
got 1 that have 2 diff sets of color for pillow/bolster case.
and the quilt set is reversible with 2 colors too!
settled for red & black since wedding die die mux have red.
black also looks very 前卫 mah.. right?
since we're there, we bought face & bath towels too.
as for bedside lamp & tea set, im gonna get it during the Malacca trip.
got a friend informed, its sellin much cheaper over there!

alrighty! gonna end here.
2nite am meeting Mabelle & 1 of my ex-jal jap colleague.
cant wait cant wait! & the bf is joining us too! yay!

for the past week or so...

have been skiving for the 1st 2 days of e week.
bought macarons and joined membership of Pokka organization.
which means disc when i dine at Tonkichi or Domani!!

paid $21.40 but was given $20 disc voucher!
meaning membership is only $1.40!!
got a packet of macarons as well.. woots!

manage 2 watch Battleship on Tue after Mon's failed attempt.
was like a remake of Transformers + Titanic + Alien vs Predators...
would say its definitely worth the price!

tried my 1st box of bellabox this month!
so thrilled 2 finally receive it & its in total pinkness!

look at what i've got for $12.70 that i paid!
those 2 bottles of kinohimitsu bb drink r dope!
so much so that i decided 2 get more 2 drink & maintain it.

and ytd aft work we cele lisa's belated bdae.
this time rnd we decided 2 skip e usual bdae cake & get cupcakes instead.
heard so much rave for this twelve cupcakes but was disappointed.
its just overrated seriously. moist cake tops with flavored cream thats all.

these r what we got 4 lisa.
was full attendance ytd! *skips around*
joey w dickson; me w sillyboi; francine; sx & family + lisa & family.
can foresee the future will have more added members! :D

alrighty! shall end my entry with a pix of myself!
gotta get cracking to bath, lunch & prepare 4 gaigai!
heading out 2 hunt 4 craft stuff 2 DIY wedding thingy!

reminisce those times

had an interesting dinner ytd after work.
met up w some of my besties & intend 2 have a quick dinner.
who knows we ended up reminiscing so much about our sec sch times.
those were priceless moments never forgotten.

XXL Chix

the day i tried the famous taiwan XXL Chix in singapore!
can u tell how big it is?!

小红从出江湖！

明天小红和我将会一起出国咯！

等我回来再更新这里啦！

提前的祝福！

希望你喜欢我们为你准备的一切！
提早对你说，“生日快乐！”

so fun so good!

i dun know why my photos all turn portrait instead.
mux b picasa issue so sorry neh!
raju always came down 2 find me lunch b4 she flies off.
i like such impromptu thingy that doesnt clash.
we had xiaobarwang lunchie @ Raffles Place!
even paid a visit to the oh-so-familiar T&T too!

my films finally arrived already!
total it took 2mths to process & 19days of shipping.
seriously, i wont recommend her anymore.
and its not even from Korea but China!
i shall try sourcing for e film when i go BJ nx mth! ;p

last Sun we combed so much places!
from his house we went to collect his property doc,
then to Tiong Bahru for his viewing,
Orchard for buying his daughter/mum's bdae gift;
mooncakes 4 both our family;
did shopping from Taka-Ion-Paragon-Lucky Plaza-Wisma-Taka.
i think we kinda walked more than 10km just that day alone.
had Thomson ba chor mee b4 hm swt hm that day.
and i love e smell of my new bag! ♥
tried this bbt at Wisma too.
because their tea all comes with milk,
hence i asked 4 a recommendation from the cashier.
she intro me this Aloha Tea with 4 fruits!
i only remember there's kiwi, apple, pineapple..
there's this citrus fruity tea taste that quench your thirst.
and and there's Garrett popcorn!!
tell me who haven give it a try yet?
i tried it in NYC and now SG also have it.
personally i think the Chicago Mix is worth it.

then i finally meet up with my fave girl!
and valerie since i cant remember when's e last we met!
had dinner at this Tonkichi restuarant wanted by dorothy.
we miss e very last time e 3 of us had tonkatsu at NRT man!
snap shot as keepsake last a long long time!
thank you dorothy for these gift!
i know she have been keeping them too long!
shall dig out AAA battery & try this cutie digi cam!

that day i met zhen 4 our 2nd jab!
this indian part-time doc was so humourous!
the way he describe our body as universe,
and the small lil' jab area as a planet.
5mths later til the very last jab yo!

e mooncakes i chose!
1st time in duno how many years, im eating mooncakes!
but too bad its green bean paste.
me no like green bean either.

right now am busy catching up on hkg drama..
been dl-ing too much and watching too lil'
my ext HD gonna meet the quota soon!

Alil' by A Time..

昨天我环岛走透透了！
AMK to Bishan to Serangoon and Jurong West.
where i managed to complete abit of my work report.
and then we set off 4pm to Bedok follow by Changi Exhibition Centre.
attended the Prudential Carnival 2011 w bf & his friend.
the sun was SO scorching hot! i nearly melted.
got e freebies and everything was Q-ing so long,
hence we gave it a miss and head elsewhere.
drop the friend off and went down Kallang Leisure Mall.
had early dinner b4 meeting zhen & D outside entrance.
collected complimentary tix frm AiLian for Fish Leong's concert!
though its not the most expensive category,
but at least we're stil able to see Fish nearer when she get down stage.
the beginning was too boring that we were yawning,
luckily everything picks up aft Fish sang some of e male artiste' songs.
here's my 2 piece of concert tix..
15mins b4 e concert start..
arnd 80% packed i guess?
happy 4 friends at concert!
its their virgin concert experience! :D
with Miss Chan!
and the bf!

thanks for the wonderful accompany!
we went to Bedok fetch his friend and head to Bedok 85!
had my fave ba chor mee plus chix wings too!
satisfied much much and drop his friend off b4 we head home.
unfortunately i created a hoo-ha by forgetting abt my hp!
i actually left it in his car when i head home.
only when i was about to turn in then i realised it!
thinking that i hafta tweet; fb; instagram with my hp,
he turned back, slot e hp at the back of e plant outside my hse,
and wait for me to give him a ring.
as its already 1+am, he din ring my hse for fear of waking my parents.
still, thank u v much much! ♥♥

never been sooo ...

this week ends slightly faster than others,
all because today is an official PH for us office workers!
could be due the often conference call with some of my besties too.
they've been calling me at my office almost everyday!
then the few of us wil engage in our arrangement through the phone.
and i actually had 3 long lunch out of 4 working days!
2 of it was spent with my friends at Orchard,
while another 1 was with my colleagues at TiongBahru Plaza.
if only the weather can be less scorching hot.
i really dont mind lunching out EVERYDAY!
settled my Mon's lunch at Xin Wang.
wanted to eat my usual Curry Chix Rice budden,
i've got a $2.5 curry chix rice selling near my office!
so why would i wanna eat something similar at a much higher price?
Wed was over in a breeze too!
celebrated KK Uncle's bdae in the office.
we surprised him with a cake while he's busy working.
ytd was all abt playing & working!
i rushed out my reports, sent out & enjoy my fun!
celebrated lisa's belated & had dinner with joey aft work.
we even went 2 take neoprint!
its super overpriced here in SG!
JPN cost e most 500Y and here? $12 FYI! -.-"
e effect is the same as those in jpn.
our eyes were magnified until so big!
if only in reality it was that big as well.
joey brings me to the usual hangout place 4 her colleagues.
was really cozy with live band arnd 10pm performing.
somehow i guess i really could hold my liquor well.
doesnt runs in the blood or genes.
since both my parents arent a good drinker.

Last Week Was So Fun!

i begin my last week with fiery red nail polish!
suddenly my passion for red nails came back..
thankfully, my nails are long enough!
anyway, last week was not so "busy" at work.
since its month end when everything is more or less finished.
Tue i met zhen to accompany her down Chinatown.
she gotta collect her stuffs from Poh Heng jewellery.
afterwhich we walked all the way to The Central just to settle dinner.
i agree im indecisive when it comes to food.
here's the 2 of us.
only snapped afew pix that day..
our 1st try at Freshness Burger!
which i feel is an imposter of Mos Burger.
100% plus chop Mos Burger is better in terms of ALL!

then we took train back home from Clarke Quay.
got a weird uncle on board the NSL,
he occupied the 2 seaters near the door with bags on the floor.
the 1 thing which puts people off from sitting beside is -
he was doing his shaving of moustache on board! -.-"
disgusting act of a singaporean *shake head*

then WED i got a finance meeting over at Tanjong Pagar office.
feels good to be back at Tanjong Pagar honestly!
everything seems oh-so-familiar to me!
except my old office is gone, most of ex-colleagues were gone too.
now we're got a new office at 20 Anson Building.
super ATAS lah! if i work here, gotta dress up everyday!
see the address already know its atas le right?
even take lift also must scan access card!
had a 2hrs+ meeting going through powerpoint slides.
and finally see all the people im dealing with.
NOTE! only finance & asset management side!
surprisingly, there's only 1 guy among our meeting that day.
another side of my work will be involved with 80% men.
notice the use of words, guy vs men.
reason being that guy was 27yo while the men?
all above 30s or 40s already loh! only xiang's hubby is in 20s.
its true that im working with older generation of people.

skip pass Thur which is full of unpleasant events,
i welome Fri with an open heart & excitement!
reason being, i got invitation to agnes b summer/spring launch!
there's even cocktail, fingerfood & fashion show! ;O
anyway, we had our dinner @ Fish & Co.!
been so long since we last had, have been frequenting MFM too much.
here's zhen with the Fish&Chips!
we're both famished!
cant wait to dig into our food already!

then i told her about 1 of my last time wishes.
that is to visit Balaclava after work with them when we all become OL!
as we all know the possibility is very low!
xiang is allergic to alcohol; lisa got family to look after;
cine & zhen's duty always seems to clash.
hence improvidently, we decided to pay Balaclava a visit!
had a hard time trying to find this place!
hafta take the escalator out to 5th level,
walk pass the carpark to reach the entrance eh!
i nearly had an attack when i saw the age limit is 25yo!
somehow i got a feeling that i might kena check IC!
very heng! zhen walked infront & we just went in w/o getting checked!
it was Ladies Night so all housepour on 50% discount! wheee~!
snapped a photo while i was on the phone with bf.
i had Flying Bulls first while zhen had champagne.
i seriously sucks at choosing what to drink. bleh!
my 2nd choice was Walking On The Peaches.
zhen tried their Apple Strudels cocktail.
she said it tasted blend after the ice melts.
happily welcoming the weekends!
no more 630am alarm for 2days! double yay!

coincidently bf went to meet his friend nearby.
so he came down & gave us a lift back home!
he said i was complaining & scolding him when im drunk.
but was i drunk? no lehhh.. i was sober loh!
i just felt my head weighing down on me.
oh well, i bought a pair of new flats!
to reward myself for getting 1st pay! ;x
also to replace my previous pair of polka dots flats.
was so sad that it became spoilt after wearing it several days.
here's the invitation for the agnes b launch show.
gotta paste this on ourselves before entering.
used for re-entry purpose if we leave the place.
the goodie bag that was given to us.
just yet another magazine bag lah with vouchers.
totally useless to me i think..
bf came bac frm bkk with sth 4 me!
a naraya bag & a slim belt!
the belt buckle even got my fave key & lock on it!
got new bag to bring for work, can fit my Dell laptop too!
last Sat i watched my 1st ever live soccer match!
at Jalan Besar Stadium where SG vs JP friendly match lah.
but the high thing is, Nakata was there too!
i think JP only use like 50% of their potential,
yet we still lost like 7-1. omg seriously.
previously bf drove pass this Smith's Fish & Chips at Tanjong Katong,
so we went back there after match to have our dinner!
its all packed into thick drawing paper?
everything self service includes helping yourself to drinks!
the fries was big & soggy, totally my love!
bf say its only so-so lah.. but oh wells, me love soggy food!

ended the week by nua-ing half a day at bf's place.
busy trying to rush through The Fierce Wife drama online.
still lagging behind by 6eps & counting..
overall, last week was so fun!
if only every week could be just as fun & interesting!