15.8.09

太阳花




Today, I went Courts with my hubby and in-laws. And I bought a pot of 太阳花. I had been hunting around for this for months. I was so excited when I saw it in store. It costs only $4.90.

I like 太阳花 (Portulaca grandiflora) because it is very colourful. They have white, yellow and pink flowers; all in one pot.

太阳花 is like mimosa, it will fold its leaves at night and re-open it during the day.

品冠《愛情在香港轉機》



Went to 品冠 Campus concert on Thursday and I bought his autographed CD. Haha! ;P

I have been listening to his album these few days. I love his <<在香港轉機>>Nice tune and well-written lyrics. The mandarin version of the song is <<比想像更想你>>.





15.4.09

谢安琪 Kay Tse's 囍帖街/(國)欢送会

I learnt about 谢安琪Kay Tse through TVB Entertainment News early this year when her song <<囍帖街>> won the Best Song of 2008 in TVB's 2008 Jade Solid Gold Awards (勁歌金曲獎) Ceremony. She left me another deep impression is that she is married (who is her husband?)! This is very rare for Hong Kong female singers.

I know this song is very famous but did not hear it until recently when Yes933 kept playing her <<欢送会>>. <<欢送会>> is the mandarin version of <<囍帖街>>. I had always wondered what is so great about her and her songs until now; I am addicted to her <<欢送会>> . I truly understand why this song is so popular and won the Best Song of 2008. You will grow to love it the more you listen to it. It is very 耐听.

Ok, here is the song that I would like to share with all of you today. I am listening to this song while composing this post. It has been playing frequently in my iTunes recently. Try it and see if you like it like I do.

歡送會(囍帖街國語版)

囍帖街

13.4.09

李铭顺和范文芳将在5月16日正式进行婚姻注册

Wow! The MediaCorp 金童玉女 (李铭顺和范文芳) are getting married finally on 16th May 2009. So coincidentally, they share the same wedding date as us. Haha! I am happy because I like to watch Fann Wong's drama series all along. I even bought her albums ok. ;P My favourite song of hers is << 一个人生活>>. Click here to watch the MV to bring back some memories of yours. Haha!

我们的爱 - 大喜事MV


"铭顺文芳今年完婚 下个月先注册

电影《大喜事》中,新传媒阿哥阿姐,李铭顺和范文芳为了成名而假结婚。不过戏外,这对有情人,真的要成眷属了。在双方家长的同意下,这对公认的情侣,已经确定在今年完婚,并将在5月16日正式进行婚姻注册,定在9月28日举行婚宴。

由于必须在李铭顺父亲去世百日内注册,两人定在5月16日当天,交换爱的誓言,仪式将低调进行,只有亲人获邀出席。

婚宴将安排在9月29日举行,并将以华人传统婚礼形式进行。他们将定在新加坡香格里拉酒店(Shangri-la Hotel)设宴,受邀的宾客主要是亲友、生意伙伴、同事以及媒体。

至于马国的亲友,李铭顺也没有忘记。他们打算在10月11日,于马六甲的Renaissance Malacca Hotel另摆一场喜酒,招待李铭顺在马来西亚的亲友。
", Extracted from Xin.sg, 13 Apr 2009


Another MediaCorp pair 谢韵仪Michelle和陈泓宇Shaun are also getting married in May (10 May 2009). What a happening month! ;P

Wedding Ticker.. I'm left with 33 more days until we say 'yes'



My gosh! Another 33 days until we say 'yes'.

Jingxian recommended this wedding ticker (http://www.daisypath.com/) to me. Every tick it makes really freaks me out! Not that I am scare to step into marriage life, it is the time left for my preparation is real too short now. Although my wedding is just a small and simple one, there are still SOOO many things that not done yet. ;P

Anyway, back to wedding tickers, here are a list of websites that offer this. You can use tickers to count down to your favorite festival, special day e.g. your next Pay Day. Haha! Have fun!

12.4.09

Ms Ooh's 2 Carats Diamond Ring



I bought Ms Ooh a 2 carats diamond ring today. Look at her! She is so happy and proud walking around with her diamond ring.

Singa Spotted In Town

That day, my frenz and I were chit chatting and we came to the topic about the different Singapore mascots. We were asking where are the clean & green frog, the courtesy lion Singa and the pink donation elephant? They were our lead models when we were young. We saw them everywhere but now that we have grown up, they have gone missing. My fren told me that the Internet rumours that Singa, the Courtesy Lion has left the world already. I seriously don't know how true this is. If it is true, I think Singa has reborn! Becasue... it was spotted in town last Saturday!!! I witness it. He/She is waving and shaking hands with the public. He/She is no longer wearing a smiley face T-shirt but a heart T-shirt. And guess what, he/she is working for the kindness campaign, and not the courtesy campaign anymore!! I guess courtesy is kind of difficult to promote without a heart, his/her KPI is so^x tough to achieve. Don't your feel so? You will understand what I mean if you have watched those ugly behaviours on Stomp.sg. And I am sure you have experiences in which you were pushed by unreasonable people on bus and train, right?! They like to rush to the door even though the MRT door hasn't opened. I really hate them!!





11.4.09

Ishi Mura, POMO's New Japanese Food Court

What am I watching lately? It is Channel 8's 小男人周记 My House Husband's Journal (catch it on every friday, 8pm). 郭亮 and 赖怡伶主持. I grow to love 赖怡伶's Variety Shows. She is super funny and real. If you really know me, I seldom watch MediaCorp TV, but because of her, I tuned my TV to MediaCorp channel to catch her shows. ;P


So, after we collected our wedding cards from the hotel this morning, my bf and I took a bus to Hotel Rendezvous and then a five minutes walk to POMO's new Japanese food court (Ishi Mura) for lunch. You must be wondering where is POMO, right? Actually it is the former Paradiz Centre. Ishi Mura is furnished like a Japanese street. You can find ramen, japanese pizza, bento and other japanese food there. Prices start from $4.90. Because it is quite out of the way, the place is usually not crowded and too noisy. And with that kind of furnishing and pricing, it is a great place for frenz outings/gatherings. *hint* *hint* Haha!





My Wedding Photo Album Is Ready!

My bf and I collected our wedding photo album this afternoon from our bridal, Bridal De Couture. I have decided to write it here, so that I can always remember this day. My bf loves the photos so^x much that he can't wait to show it to his parents this evening. Haha!

9.4.09

The Peak@Toa Payoh Launch on 15 Apr 2009


The long awaited launch of the Toa Payoh DBSS - http://www.thepeakattpy.com/ is set to launch on 15 Apr 2009. The price ranges from $355,000 to $398,000 for three-rooms units, $468,000 to $582,000 for four-rooms units and $539,000 to $698,000 for five-room units. This was reported on The Business Times today.

5.4.09

Ookii's Graduation


After 10 weeks of hardwork (lessons, practices, mock-test & test), Ookii finally graduated from Waggie's. Haha! This is Ms Ooh's graduation photo with her mummy and her school principle cum form teacher, Mr Patrick Wong (who has taught many celebrities' dogs) on 5 Apr 2009. ;P

26.2.09

Star Cruise Virgo to KL (11-13 Feb 2009) - Part 2

After we boarded the ship, we headed straight to the restaurant. Athough I am a big eater and was very hungry that evening (after a day at work), I did not enjoy the food. The food onboard was really so so. If you're going for quantity, you will definitely enjoy the food on cruise. Because it's all buffet and you get to have at least 4 meals a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner & supper).

After dinner, we went around and took some photos.


I always look at the cruises from Harbourfront but this round I looked at Harbourfront from the cruise. The night was stunning with the onshore lightings and reflections from the water.

And the 'gei gei' me!

Star Cruise Virgo to KL (11-13 Feb 2009) - Part 1

It has been some time since my last post. It is not because I have nothing to post but I am really very busy with my wedding preparation, wedding phototaking, dog training and renovation. And here I am, finally can sit down to blog.

Let's trace back to 3 weeks ago. My bf brought me to 3D2N star cruise Virgo to KL with his parents and neighbours (11 to 13 Feb 2009). It was the first time I went on a cruise. Although there is not much entertainment onboard, I still enjoyed it as it was a brand new experience for me. *Thanks dear!*
Before I move on, let me share with you a little facts about Star Cruises' Fleet which I lifted off from their magazine.

STAR CRUISES' FLEET
Comprising eight ships and a ferry, the Star Cruises' fleet includes the grand 76.800-grt SuperStar Leo and SuperStar Virgo - the largest twin-sister mega ships which sail year-round in Asia.

There's the 37,301-grt SuperStar Aries - newly refitted at over US$20 million - which was once the MS Europa and wore the hat as the "Best Cruise Ship in the World" in 1997 by the Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships.

SuperStar Gemini, another highly-rated cruise ship is a proven success for intimate cruising. SuperStar Gemini was refitted in 199 and features lavish interiors and decor.

SuperStar Capricorn offers world-class service, in line with Star Cruises' fleet wide standards.

Star Pisces and Cruise Ferries' m.v. Wasa Queen provide introductory cruising options for the China and Hong Kong markets.

MegaStar Taurus and MegaStar Aries offer intimate cruising and are also available for charter for exclusive private functions.

12.2.09

Handbags...

My fren sent this to me, I find it true, interesting and worth to share.

"HANDBAGS...

Have you ever noticed gals who sit their handbags on public toilet floors, then go directly to their dining tables and set it on the table? Happens a lot!

It's not always the 'restaurant food' that causes stomach distress. Sometimes "what you don't know will hurt you"!

Read on...

Mom got so upset when guests came in the door and plopped their handbags down on the counter where she was cooking or setting up food. She always said that handbags are really dirty, because of where they have been.

It's something just about every woman carries with them. While we may know what's inside our handbags, do you have any idea what's on the outside? Women carry handbags everywhere; from the office to public toilets to the floor of the car. Most women won't be caught without their handbags, but did you ever stop to think about where your handbag goes during the day.

"I drive a school bus, so my handbag has been on the floor of the bus a lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, and in toilets."

"I put my handbag in grocery shopping carts and on the floor of the toilet," says another woman "and of course in my home which should be clean."

We decided to find out if handbags harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake , and then we set out to test the average woman's handbag.

Most women told us they didn't stop to think about what was on the bottom of their handbag. Most said at home they usually set their handbags on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared.

Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be surprised if their handbags were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out handbags are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked.

Microbiologist Amy Karen of Nelson Labs says nearly all of the handbags tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria. Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the handbags could make people very sick.

In one sampling, four of five handbags tested positive for salmonella, and that's not the worst of it. "There is fecal contamination on the handbags" says Amy.. Leather or vinyl handbags tended to be cleaner than cloth handbags, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier handbags than those without, with one exception.

The handbag of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contaminations of all. "Some type of feces, or possibly vomit" says Amy.

So the moral of this story is that your handbag won't kill you, but it does have the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat.

Use hooks to hang your handbag at home and in toilets, and don't put it on your desk, a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop.

Experts say you should think of your handbag the same way you would a pair of shoes.

"If you think about putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops, that's the same thing you're doing when you put your handbag on the countertops " - Your handbag has gone where individuals before you have sneezed, coughed, spat, urinated, emptied bowels, etc!

Do you really want to bring that home with you?

The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a handbag will help. Wash cloth handbags and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather handbags.

THIS IS WORTH SHARING!!! "


11.2.09

The Worst Eyebrows ....Ugly n scary

My fren sent these to me. Really just like its title, UGLY and SCARY!

















7.2.09

Cheapest Food on Orchard Road

After the collapse of the financial stock market, we have to take stock of our spendings. Do you know where can you find the cheapest food on Orchard Road? Let me recommend to you the Famous Pontian Wanton Noodles 笨珍云吞面 at 45 Cuppage Terrance. Small bowl costs $3 while the big bowl costs $3.50. The specialty of the noodle is not only it's the cheapest & nice food on Orchard Road but they claim that their noodles will not become soggy even if you pack it home. I saw many take-aways. After your noodles, you can try their desserts (e.g. green bean soup, yam paste, etc.) too, they going from $1.30.

My bf and I usually will eat this if we go Orchard. After meal, we have to take stock of our weight! Haha. LOL

6.2.09

Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Tan, 10 Jan 2009

I had always wanted to post Mrs Tan's wedding photos but I am real busy lately (both in office & at home). Finally done so today! *smile*

Let me trace back to Jan 2009. I attended Jingxian's wedding on 10 Jan 2009 at Carlton Hotel. The food was good especially the shark fin soup and yam paste. I liked it! The bowl of shark fin soup that I ate had a lot of shark fin; it was not like what Jingxian said that she could hardly find any shark fin when she went for her food tasting.

Took quite many photos during the wedding but most of them didn't turn out well. This is definitely not the photographer problem! It is the lighting there! ;P Indoor and night scenes are difficult to capture ok.

Enjoy~ Lastly, a sincere congratulations and warmest wishes to the newly-wed Mr & Mrs Tan~

Jingxian: you looked beautiful that day! Nice wedding photos!