Dec Holiday

Trimester 1 finally ended, and this 3 weeks break is much needed after rushing for time for the past few weeks. I needed to recharge myself so badly, though I think I did pretty bad for this trimester too (and strange enough… I felt that the content was pretty easy though, but perhaps bad time management as usual).

22 Dec 2016

Started on my German class today, at first I was reluctant to attend the class. But…. I managed to pull myself out of my house, then back to school for the class that I voluntarily signed up for (…on impulse). The first lesson was surprisingly good. I find it quite confusing at times, but I am pretty sure Frau Vivian did a great job with imparting her German skills to us.

Then I left school for town. I finally met up with Melissa after the exam tsunami.

Melissa and her Oriental friend

I was famished by the time I met her ( I woke up late today, so I didn’t have the time for a proper lunch with my mum before class). We hurried all the way to Forum shopping mall for our flying udon, as you know, I couldn’t wait for it to fly into my mouth already.

Flying Salted Egg Yolk Udon and Chef Special @ Hana Restaurant

Dayum… the food and service were great. This is also the first time I saw a slab of Raclette Cheese being scraped in front of me, it was such a magical (and not cheesy) moment for me (geddit?).

Afterwards, we went to Victoria Secret first flagship store in Singapore. I am so blown away by the decor and merchandise they offer. I really understand why Americans are so in love with VS lingerie. Just wait for me to work for a couple of years before I get some of those body-loving pieces.

Kiss the Tiramisu @ Orchard Central

I also finally tried the Tiramisu Ice cream after passing by this store for a couple of times. Of course, being a Tiramisu lover, I wanted to try it so badly. It is served in a bronze plastic “wine glass”, which made me felt like a royalty when I was holding it in my hand.

The taste wasn’t fabulous, I got to say the first few bite resembles McDonald’s 50 cents vanilla cone, but less sugary. I think the saving grace was the crumbs hidden in the twirls. I rather they sell it at a cheaper price with a cheaper packaging. I really have the urge to return them the “glass” after we polish off the ice cream.

I haven’t bought any presents but I have already received two gifts from my friends. I am fortunate to be part of their gift list this year. Thank you for all the selfless act and being my friends(:

1st Xmas Present from JR

2nd Xmas Present from Melissa

 

 

Sunday Folks

11 July 2015

This soft serve Ice cream has been raved by many, and I had always wanted to taste it for myself.

I finally got the chance to savor it myself! It’s located in a secluded area at Holland Village, opposite a condominium, however, since it’s a weekend, this popular dessert cafe has got a lot of patrons. Good that they have a digital queuing system, so we managed to navigate the rest of the area while waiting for our turn to indulge.

I chose Earl Grey Lavender (one of their popular flavor) and Dark Chocolate Soft Serve with waffles. Their waffles are crispy on the outside and soft inside. I really love their Dark Chocolate Soft serve, I think it’s even nicer than Godiva’s ice cream (soft serve with single waffle costs $8.80, while Godiva’s soft serve cone is $8 for such a tiny serving, and I am kind of disappointed with Godiva’s soft serve, perhaps I had higher expectation for them since Chocolate is their specialty). Earl Grey soft serve are a tad too sweet for me, but my boyfriend likes it(: Their staffs have good service attitude too, worth the trip down from wherever you are.

So thankful that he put together a short cafe date despite being sleepless the previous day, and had to attend to his school matters before coming over to satisfy my cravings. 

Thank you for being strong for me, I Love You.

COMEX 2014

28th August 2014

Trying out my first IT show stint, dragged friends I knew from my orientation over to work with me. I am glad that they were very easygoing with the arrangement.

First day wasn’t smooth at all, because I was slightly late for the first day of work and both my partner and I were too busy serving and came unprepared without any pens, so we actually lost count of the number of products we sold in total (which is actually important to account for the sales commissions at the end of the show.   

 

At the end of the day, all of us were exhausted. What surprised me was that my work partner actually identified my horoscope after one day of working together, we actually only talk to each other for a while only during our orientation day, so this is the 2nd day when we converse face-to-face… my indecisiveness and easygoing personality gave me off and also that he’s also a Libra which explains why he knows a Libra’s behavior so well. 

 

29th August 2014

The second day passed by without much worries, except that the crowd has increased and the stocks were running low, work is enjoyable when you are working with a friend who has similar mindset as you. 

30th August 2014

The third day was the best day, not because of the sales…. 

Isaac came down to find me! I wouldn’t personally go down to collect my race pack for my upcoming race, so I actually asked him to collect it on behalf of me. He was actually busy catching up with his school work, but still made his way downtown to  help me with my race pack collection so I don’t have to worry about it. 

He has also bought herbal tea for me and my friends (plus point for showing care for the people around as me), I am so proud of him. He also helped with attending to the customers’ enquiries voluntarily because both my work partner and me were way too busy serving the rest.  

Close to the end of the show, Isaac went to queue for the highly raved llao llao at Marina Link, I actually wanted to try this out for a long time since every one has been talking about it on social media. The queue was extremely long even when most of the shops around has already closed, and he had queued for around 45mins for one cup of frozen yogurt. I am not sure how different is llaollao from other frozen yogurt shops like sogurt/berrylite/J.co/etc, but I think so far all frozen yogurt taste awesome so far (except for once I tried the pistachio flavored one and I regretted immediately after one bite). I have to agree with Isaac that the cookie bits topping is yummy…. and I really loved the caramel sauce. 

  

Appreciate that he spared some time to meet up with me despite being so tired after his revision, we both look lethargic in the photo, and I believe we both are tired, extra effort needed to keep relationship running, it’s not easy but it’s worth it. 

31st August 2014

And here’s a picture of the people working at the Epicentre booth, it’s a pleasure working with all of them.   

 

After work, we hopped on to Anil’s car and head over to eat supper. I always consider myself lucky to be sitting in any of my friend’s car, I mean who doesn’t love free car rides from someone you know 😀

Ending off with a photo of all the Freshies who worked in this show, it is nice knowing all of you guys, and y’all made my first IT show experience awesome. 

Uni Finale Night

14th August 2014

It’s Zouk on Thursday, woohoo. Why not right? The tickets are so cute, I can’t resist cuddly teddy bears especially the mini bear that I have since I was 9-10 years old.

I was pretty late because I wanted to take a nap after I came back from my stint interview, but actually there isn’t enough time to take a nap, so I went on to watch some online videos and damn I was late. Alexis had to come over to my place if not she will be waiting for so so so long at the MRT station, got to be thankful for friends who can make their way down without having me to pick her up. Woohoo Strong and independent woman FTW.

 

 

Then met up with Sihui at Tiong Bahru MRT before making our way down from there. The first guy I saw was Daryl, the guy I knew from a event job being a waitress, who is also a friend’s friend of mine. Cool to meet him during both FOD and FOC. (And I just realised Junwei photobombed us at the back… LOL).

So the party begins with the dancefloor empty

Yuwan – The mini and cute one

SiHui – The silent and unexpected girl

SInyi – The clubber and the coolest (because TP people are cool like that)

Pei Xuan – Calm Athletic girl

Isabelle – Friends for 8 years ❤ May our friendship last forever (since the internet says friendship that last longer than 7 years are most likely to last a lifetime.. so why not?)

A mini groupshot while waiting for the rest of them to collect their bag and cab home with us, it’s an awesome night with my orientation group (OG), such a pity that I can’t go for round 2 with them.

15th August 2014

The reason I cant go for round two with them is actually because I had to work the next day, yup, and after three hours of sleep, I am there reporting for work. Work was actually good because I have a very kind and understanding work partner – Adeline, and someone to talk to.  I had McDonald’s for breakfast, I realized I will only eat that when I have to work in the morning with breakfast break, fast food when you are in need of time I guess. Then bought gong cha with Adeline, and I think I found my new favorite drink in Gong Cha.

I am clearly looking shagged after a long day being sleep deprived.

Then I went home and slept from 11- 9 pm, was feeling much much better after my 10 hours of sleep

16th August 2014

The next day at work, there’s so much food at work. Woohoo! Ayam Penyet and Bedok’s Cheng Teng for lunch, and some nuts and cakes after that, I am so lucky to have such a kind boss, feeling really fortunate that I took on this job. 

 

17th August 2014

The last day at this roadshow, the roadshow boss bought nasi lemak from some famous stall. It’s super good, the otah is so tender and spicy, the chicken thigh has so much spice in it and also the rice was damn nice. 

Koi treat at the end of the day too, tried out their black tea latte, and I will never buy that again because they taste like McDonald’s tea/coffee, I bet their black tea are actually lipton that’s why it taste like a duplicate of the fast food tea. 

The auntie also gave us some leftovers, I am so lucky. Really fortunate to have all these, I love their spicy mentai nuts but it’s mad expensive for peanuts, I could have bought some coated peanuts at the supermarket for a much lower price right?

 

Adeline and I had to do make up because they have this promotion going on, and yup, it’s our first time doing such heavy make up and both of us just have to laugh at our indifference, we are so not used to each other having make up on. 

I look like a tranny, I have never have eyeliners on me because I have hidden double eyelids, which is almost equivalent to single eyelids. It’s my first time having eye shadows on too, because I was told by my beauty consultant friend that puffy eyes are hard to apply eye shadows on, so I don’t bother doing eye make up when I have to have make up on. 

There’s so much make up on my face, I actually find it so scary that I have to use so many make up remover and cotton pads to remove them (mind you, I used both sides of the cotton pads). I am so worried that more acnes will pop out on my face… so afraid how the powder will clog my pores. I am actually quite mindful with acne because I still have break out problems and I really hate the scars on my face.

After work, I thought I would rush off early but tearing down and packing the set up actually took quite long, I was afraid that I couldn’t get to see him before he leave home to his dormitory, because it was already late. I rushed down to catch my train, hoping that he was still there, so that we would spend a little time together. I guess there will be a lot of other times like this in the future when both of us are both occupied by our own stuffs, time management is super important, time waits for no one (Knew that since 3 years ago and that lesson was hardest and most painful for me in the 19 years of my life).

 

Thank god, he was there. Thank You for the 20 minutes, because I appreciate every second spent with you.

Term Test – mid paper

Woke up and set off for my paper, although I was a little late when I board the bus from my home, I reached school on time. I don’t know what happened, but my head was spinning real bad. I was in a different test room from my classmates, and actually I wanted to sit down when I first saw them, but I just can’t think properly, so when they pointed toward my classroom direction. I just walked over there like I was tipsy, hoping to find a place to sit. There was no place for me, as the hallway was filled with people waiting and discussing for term test. I just rush to the end of the corridor, collapsed on the floor in a corner and closed my eyes.

I popped two eclipse mint before stepping into the hall, I was lucky that sugar rush worked. I was confident of the paper until I realise my answers was different from most of my classmates. I met up with Melissa for a study date at Ikea. I just ate whatever I like, because I am guessing the faint spell was due to skipping breakfast that day.

Ikea is a wonderful place, just like a mega playland for both adults and kids. It’s really hard to leave that place without buying anything. Now they have christmas deco hung all over the place. I love that place. The xmas loghouse below is edible and can be bought from Ikea food market.

I eat because I know I have to eat. Every morning I wake up, on my computer, cook my breakfast, and here’s how I enjoy the best of both world.

StarVista

Meet up with my fair lady, Huijia for our haircut. I have always wanted to cut my hair at Essensuals, since there are good blogger reviews about it. So here we are!

I like their interior design, and I think its a very “English shop” – Muse’s song and british magazines. Their service is also good! I was served by this chic hairstylist called Jillian Low, she helped me designed a hairstyle, and yea I like it a lot. My head feels lighter after trimming some off. This is the first time my hair was cut while it was still wet from the washing. Jillian really cut professionally.

Here’s out OOTD (taken from @a_huijia instagram). Huijia’s also cut her hair, but didn’t have much changes, because she just suit her current hairstyle, so Huijia just trim off the damage bits and fringe and ta-da here is it! Still Brunette Huijia.

We immediately head down to Watami for lunch because this girl is complaining about when she last ate (3pm the previous day, and it’s near 3pm then). However… I already ate my lunch and breakfast, so I am not so excited *sweats*

I am agonized over the lost of my super long fringe. My current fringe makes me looks a bit emo, but I still like it! Because my hair has lesser weight to pull it down, it felt that there is more volume and my hair puffs up more. I am sure my current length will make my hair curl in every direction if I don’t blow/curl my hair inwards, which upsets me a little, because it means I can’t be lazy to look good(to myself a least)!.

Milk Pudding – it taste really good! I like this.

Huijia’s Beef rice(can’t remember the name) – it’s like a more expensive version of pepper lunch. Yummy!

Cheese baked rice cake – doesn’t suit our tastebuds, and if you want to order this, please share this with your friends. I like the cheese though.

Huijia being Huijia can’t leave her phone, eyes and hand on the phone to be updated! 

me with my awkward position, awkward retro hair and short legs, Huijia looking pretty! 

After resting awhile, it’s dessert time! Awfully Chocolate time! Hmm… I think it taste better when we bring it home to have it. I tried their super stacked chocolate cake the previous time and it was divine. But this time round, a tad too sweet.
I think it was quite worth it to order their ice cream, $3.80 for a single scoop and it fills up the whole glass. The chocolate ice cream was rich, creamy, actually nice. But be sure to drink plenty of water after having it!

Huijia with her phone again! (I have tons of photo of her and her phone)

We still finish it. There is always room for desserts right? Maybe that rule apply to girls only.

Happy Huijia(;

Huijia and Huijia’s phone

After that, I decided to head down to Tanjong Pagar, with extra time to spare and a full bladder, I tap out and head to Orchid Hotel to find my ma. I have never been to her new workplace before, but decided to just pop by there since its her 3rd last day of work there.

Quick update

Stay up to 10pm at campus for two conservative days for effective work completion. And I am hungry for rest after my short rest from 4am -8am this morning. First time eating Temasek Poly’s toast box with Sixian and the only bad thing is sometimes there are limited menu on the list, and tried their otah toast.

The toast and otah… Unique combo. Love how lovely the eggs were cooked

I am deadbeat tonight, gonna get a warm bath and rest for 4hours before continuing with my project management project! Good night all!

And received a good news! I am asked to go for an interview for a internship with CAG! Woohoo! It’s a great deal for me who is In a aviation elective. This will be first time that I have to undergo formal interview. Will update soon!

Cheers.

Last day of school

Rush to school as usual, I was stuck at home thinking should I wear scandals or my shiny creepers to school. Girls. Walk to the bus stop, and my bus came. Lucky me, if not I will be late for my 1st lesson. Saw Mr Lee Wee Li on my way to the classroom and smiled awkwardly at him. The awkward moment when you are late for lesson and your teacher is even later. 2 hours of BCM, another 1 hour of exam- hinting-Quantitative method lecture with Tony Halim, and 30 mins of drawing mindmap with Ms Joanne Koh. After everything, went to the design studio to hand up my final art piece, finally one module ended.

Just as planned, Sock Han and me made our way to The Face Shop Building for the Rockstar by Soon Lee warehouse sale. On our way there, we notice there’s a lot of hipsters walking in the opposite direction of us. Something is just not right, after we sighted the building, wow, the queue is simply… long.  And its drizzling that time, so there’s just a few of us that brought a umbrella, and many were under the rain. We stood in the queue not know what’s happening. The queue is moving but that’s due to the people leaving the queue. We were finally asked to go home after around 15 mins. I think they really have poor crowd management problem. Singaporeans are known to be kiasu people, and when we hear there’s a sale. Whoosh! Here comes the crowd! Moreover the warehouse is located in a very remote area. So many of us left empty handed, and disappointed. Okay whatever, shall not dampen our mood, we decided to head down to Geylang for our lunch. To explore, we were both curious how the streets of Geylang looks like, since its notorious for being the red light district in Singapore. Sure enough, hotels are easily available, its all over the street.

It’s not really active during the afternoon, and I guess all the famous foodstalls will only operate at night. After much walking round and round, we decided to settle for the bak ku teh there. Since there are review, awards..etc…  display around their signboard.

The bak ku teh was good. Not good-good, but good. Hmm.. The soup was not really flavorful, but can taste saltiness. The meat was tender and smooth. Yummy stuffs comes with a price, there’s certainly lots of fats. And the soup has a layer of oil… floating. Okay, I am health conscious.. that’s why I sound so biased.   After eating, we waited really long for bus 26 to come, head down to Toa Payoh and we headed separate ways. Thought I could help with the ghost month offering, but my mother did everything, because she’s lazy to bring the offering up after she bought them from the nearby market. Hehe! Thanks to her, I live my life like a pampered kid (: