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experiencing a wet holiday

2015-05-03T13:57:00.001+08:00

I never really understood some of the people's fascination over beach holiday. A beach holiday will absolutely involves being under the sun and to me that's a big no-no. We have all heard about the damage that can be done being under the sun yet it doesn't deter people away from it. All the talk about skin cancer haven't deter much people to worship the sun.

Not too long ago, when Ron mentioned that we will be heading to Phuket for Songkran festival, I was not the least bit excited about it. Images of me getting sweaty and tanned instantly conjured in my mind. Needless to say while he is all hyped about the excitement awaiting while I am making a mental checklist of the things to bring to block away the sun. Armed with the highest SPF lotion we finally made our way to the island.

Bangla Road, it is where the water war will begin before the rest of the town. If you're not interested in getting wet, check their calendar before coming. I've seen puzzled tourist getting all mad when being splashed with water. Please don't get mad because you're not suppose to and people won't care whether you're carrying a camera around your neck.

No amount of preparation will be enough. Be careful of people wiping you with perfumed powder all over your face. Some of these powder they used can come as strong smelling while some can be just some harmless baby powder. Oh and don't bother about rejecting it because they will do it anyway.

One of the more memorable shootings was when Ron and I shot water at a local young man and he return with two buckets of cold water and rained on us.

In the mean time, it is also Phuket Bike Week. The town will be filled with people riding huge bike and in groups. All will be proudly displaying flags from the different factions they represent. Also lots of local delicacies can be spotted, all gather in a corner so you don't have to find them all over the place.

We spotted a mod car that looks like one that came out from a scene in Transformers. Sometimes it's amazing how much effort and money one is willing to spend on a hobby they are crazy about.

... and of course some alien looking bike for the enthusiast. I think this guy got his inspiration from one of the aliens movie that I cannot recall. Maybe someone can help me on this (perhaps?). I am more interested to see if this bike works.

a secret brunch hideout

2015-04-02T00:23:00.000+08:00

Away from the hustle and bustle of the city's beat. This little tuck shop is located within a high end housing area. When I first came across this shop, I was intrigued by the name Frisky Goat and wondered what food is served behind the blue door. I finally made the move to drop in on a weekend, this place is filled with people and full of activities even though on the outside the street seems quiet and deserted.

I finally succeeded to dine at this place on my 2nd visit. The empty seats outside the cafe is a good indication to me that I am in luck that day. Gleefully, I pushed open the door to be greeted by the friendly staff with a smile and welcomed by the smell of pastries that wafted through the air. There is music playing in the background but drowned by the echoes of voices, humming from the espresso machine and the clinking of knives against the ceramic plates.

Without thinking much, I chose a table at the end of the room so that I can be away from all the physical activities going on in the middle of the room. Preferring to witness the buzz that is going on from the comfort of my little quiet corner. I like the idea that they have a display counter showcasing all the pastries available for the day, albeit rather limited. It was a pleasant visit and hope to return to this place again for their waffle.

Frisky Goat // 72 Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur // Open daily, 8am-10:30pm

a makeup dilemma

2014-09-29T22:16:00.000+08:00

Lately I've been experimenting with my makeup application. I can't remember when was the last time I was so excited about preparing to go out. Previously, my look for going out boils down to wearing the same neutral look. So I will just slap on my regular foundation or tinted sunscreen, then off I go. It doesn't get me excited at all and especially when I'm plagued with a yin yang eyes (one single and another double eyelid) makes me give up on makeup even more. Then I always envy how my friends are meeting me with their glamorous face and posting even more glamorous pictures on FB or Instagram.

Not willing to be left out from the bandwagon, I decided to sign up for a one day personal makeup course with Kawon from Kawon Makeover Academy. It was really pure luck that I encountered her during a good friend's wedding and she was giving me raving review about her. After going through some of her works via the Internet, I decided that I should just get it done and over with. I'm quite proud to say that after attending her course, I'm now even more confident in applying my makeup.

The knowledge that I pick up from there has given me immense interest in wanting to learn more and improve my skill. Of course, with all this renewed interest and skill, one also slowly build back their confidence and that's the wonder of makeup.

The eager me putting on makeup on a regular movie date with Ron. Camera really don't do justice to makeup, always washing out all the colors but I think you can see some bits of colors on my lips :) But as you can see I'm still trying to master the art of balancing the size of my eyes currently it's still yin yang eyes *sigh*

The day when everything is hot pink for me.

This is my most recent makeup, happened last Sunday. We were with our family for a dim sum breakfast. I really love the color of my lips, it pops out in this picture.

So this is it, some of my recent makeup exploration in the past one week. It has been interesting although some frustration may set in but it's all part and parcel of learning the art of make up. Till then.

Jonathan Lee (李宗盛): Since Youth is Fleeting World Tour (既然青春留不住世界巡回演唱会)

2014-06-30T00:46:00.001+08:00

The main reason for my trip to Singapore lately was to attend Jonathan Lee's (李宗盛) concert (Since youth is fleeting / 既然青春留不住). This is the first time I'm attending a singer's concert. Previously I've only attended musical show, so this is something rather new to me. Though I'm not a fan but I've listened to many of his songs before, so I'm rather familiar with his songs even before attending to his concert.

I really like this effect, it's like the singer is floating in the air. Everyone get to have a view of him even without having him standing right in front of us.

Another one of the effect applied during the concert. The 3 banners basically just dropped created a bit of scene, in a good way of course, to create another angle of the singer's projection.

Part of the concert highlight is the display of the lyrics of all his songs. Turning the concert into karaoke for the audience who are all too familiar with his songs.

Behind my seat sat a row of uncles from Indonesia, they seemed to enjoy singing to all his songs, so much so that they turn it into their little karaoke session. It doesn't just stop there, I believe a lot of the people there that night also sing along with his songs (myself included) since they displayed the song lyrics. Goes to show how much his fans have enjoyed his singing.

Since this is my first concert, so I can't really make a fair comparison and can't compare it with the musical production that I've watched as the focus is different. But I'm definitely not disappointed with his less than dramatic concert as the focus on that night is his songs and his voice. Hope to be able to attend more of such concerts, perhaps hopefully I will also be able to see him in person.

Four Seasons - Four Seasons Executive Suite

2014-06-19T16:51:00.001+08:00

The word Four Seasons each time the mention of it, I will instantly be catapulted to scenes from Sex and the City where this brand is always the choice of stay for Mr. Big. This time I get to experience my stay with my Mr Big, although not the actual one from SATC. Nevertheless still happy about it.

I always like to see how all hotels welcome their customers. One of the many ways is by displaying in full view, their capability in flower arrangement but my friend Stephen Foong seems to think this arrangement is wild (hahaha). I like that this place displays the name of the flowers and origin, so that curious people like me don't have to keep wondering what are the flowers but too shy to ask around.

Some view of the rooms that we booked ourselves into. This time we're staying in the Four Seasons Executive Suite. The room not only come with a living area and a room, it also comes with a dining area. Perfect for me to lounge a bit from my work. These days my work area also doubles as eating area, so uncool. LOL.

A very spacious room that comes with a working area, living area, dining area and of course a room.

Dining area, enough to fit 4 person comfortably.

Also comes with Nespresso machine, after owning one of these darlings, when a hotel provides one, it just gives me the feeling of being not too far away from home. I think I sounds like a coffee addict already.

Nespresso pod selection

Checking out the assortment of complimentary instant drinks.

Private bar

An olden day looking box that functions as a stationary box.

The content of the stationary box. First time I'm seeing highlighter being provided. Other than the usual cat5 cable, they even provide VGA cable. Worth to note that the work desk has a VGA point that connects to the TV in the living room, this way you can watch some show from your computer on the TV.

Our room that comes with a King size bed.

Some amenities that is beside our bed. I like how they design the table with a drawer that acts as an extension to the table when needed.

To ensure that all guests sleeps soundly, they even provide a CD that plays songs for deep sleep. I'm a bit skeptical if it works.

Dressing table next to the bed

They have a rather spacious wardrobe, unfortunately i don't have that many clothes to put for my 2 nights stay here, another time perhaps.

A spacious bathroom. But I don't like how this bathroom door is situated directly to the bed when one opens the bathroom door. So when you're sleeping, you're sleeping right on the opposite end of the toilet bowl. Not very nice.

They advertised this room as marble bathroom but seems to me the design of the tiles is a bit dated.

Attentiveness to guests' needs

Something worth a mention is the attentiveness of the staff here. They are quick to respond and when they sense something requires their attention, they will do it without being asked. I really like it that way where I don't have to ask to be attended to. Example, it's currently the World Cup season and they understand that they may have some football fans among the guests, so they leave cards near the TV to inform them how they can still watch football even though they are far from home.

The attentiveness of their staff even spans across to their housekeeping department. While I was out for lunch, the housekeeping staff placed a new mouse pad next to my laptop, without being asked and I'm definitely impressed.

Disappointment

But their breakfast buffet is perhaps their downside. My room comes with free buffet breakfast (actually it's paid already, there is no such thing as free, it's all packaging and marketing) but the spread doesn't really interest me. Quite a disappointment I would say.

Should you invest in a Clarisonic?

2014-06-05T00:33:00.000+08:00

I'm constantly very conscious about the well being of my skin. I don't just invest on skin care products but also on skincare device that I can get my hands on. One of the best skincare device that I have invested is the Clarisonic Plus and have been on it for at least 2 to 3 years now.

So here come the million dollar question, should you invest on a Clarisonic cleansing system?

It's pricey

Yes the price tag of beauty doesn't usually come cheap. The same goes for this device. The price of Pro, at the time of writing, is about MYR 849. That's a very steep price to pay to have good looking skin and it doesn't end at that. Every 3 months you will have to change the brush and the price of the brush is priced at MYR 90 per piece at Sephora but I saw a seller selling on Lazada and the price for the brush is at MYR55 even the price of the device is cheaper too. Anyway, bottom line is that it's still a pricey piece of skincare device to own. You can still achieve the same kind of effect if you spend enough time to clean it properly.

Different skin may achieve different result

To date, I have nothing but praise for this device. It's really effective on my skin and I can see the difference, before and after. Although I can't say the same for some of my friends that has embrace this system. I have a friend who bought it but due to her sensitive skin, she claims that the brush is causing breakout. So, I think it's a hit or miss thing. Alternatively you can loan one from a friend and buy your own brush, it's probably a cheaper idea then buying it and not using it later on. But that is also provided you have friends who are really nice and kind enough to loan their device to you.

It's not an exfoliator

If you buy this device thinking that it can be a replacement to your regular exfoliator and in the process save money then you are so wrong. This device is a cleansing system, the sonic technology that they use is nothing more than just a gentle vibration to the skin. I still use an exfoliator except on days when I exfoliate I don't use Clarisonic as I don't want to over exfoliate my skin.

Too stimulating to the skin

To some people they may feel that even gentle vibration from the device can be over stimulating for their skin. I think perhaps one can start off with using it once or twice a week rather than twice daily. Give it a slow start and see how it works for you. I have read online where some people experienced "purging" before they embark on their road to great looking skin. Personally I'm amused, I think if your skin really has strong reaction to it, one should stay away from it then come back to it again.

Charging takes time

The charging can be very long. I usually leave it to charge for about 24 hours but mind you, if you constantly on the machine, it will only last you at max half an hour. Also, if you leave the thing unused don't be surprise if you come back with a device with the battery dead. The battery depletes even when you don't use it. So it can be pretty annoying to me.

My conclusion

To date, I'm still quite happy with my Clarisonic albeit with some cons. The result is impressive. If you ask me whether I will still buy this thing again if given another chance, I will still go for it. Maybe you should too.

good luck, you are the best

2014-06-03T22:49:00.003+08:00

Found this very cute hand cream on my colleague's desk today. Lately been so overwhelmed with things going around me. I think cute little thing like these can really add some sparkle to my day. This hand cream by Etude is not only cute but also smells nice. Check out the cute little pair of legs actually make a very good stand for the tube.

a long overdue meetup

2013-09-22T01:47:00.001+08:00

Back in my college days, I used to stay with a bunch of friends. We rented a house and basically went through thick and thin for the remaining days of our college life. It was pretty fun with lots of dramas, be it good or bad but looking back at it now, it's all part and parcel of life. I'm glad that part of my life is made up of dramas like these where I can recall and reminisce but when going through it, I definitely didn't appreciate every part of it (LOL!).

Tonight I went to one of my ex-housemate's, Carmen, housewarming. Her house is definitely huge, imagine a 3-storey house consisting of a lift. I don't think I have any friend with that kind of house so it's an eye-opener for me.

This is definitely a way overdue meetup. It's been 5 years already since we last met and she is now a mummy of 2 adorable kids. Can you also spot my new hairstyle?

Our only group picture together. Hopefully we can meet up more often than this.

After the party Ron and myself headed for a short drink at Acme Bar & Coffee. It's becoming our fav hangout these days. Coupled with nice seats and heartwarming drinks for the night.

This hangout has very nice coasters. I really love looking at it each time I'm here.

These are not desserts.

So that was my Saturday, how was yours? Wish you all a good weekend!

where the sky is blue and not a single cloud in sight (part 1)

2013-09-10T17:01:00.001+08:00

Last month took some time off to spend a nice weekend with each other in Bali. This time since it's a very short trip, we have decided to just spend all our time within the resorts in Nusa Dua rather than traveling in and out. We spent most of our time trying out the different spa menu in the area.

I was asleep when one of the attendant asked me if I would like to join them for brunch. Of course I will welcome brunch, I will never miss my dinner roll and croissant on plane. Nice, they gave Godiva chocolate on plane too.

For the first time in my life, I ordered champagne with Ron but I didn't finish it because I still want to stay alert throughout my flight and also the fact that I am also a terrible drinker don't help.

Ron's meal as usual, always fuller than my table.

This Skecher shoe is officially my traveling shoe, I like that it's comfortable to wear and has heels. Most of my shoes with heels is not travel friendly shoes.

All over this resort, there is no short of well trimmed garden. As our club room is quite far, so we have to walk quite a fair bit to get there. Even their check-in lobby for club room is different. Over there you have food and drinks readily available for you, anytime.

Right outside our balcony, we have this lake view. Once awhile you will see a family of duck swimming past you. It's quite an interesting things to look at when you have nothing to do but just chilling on the balcony.

Next posting, I will post some photos of the spa that we have been to.

daily: lunch with a friend

2013-08-13T22:58:00.001+08:00

Lunch with Michelle, a photo by meheartconfetti on Flickr.

A good friend that I've known for many years since high school and now we are also colleague. It's her birthday recently and we had a nice scrumptious lunch at Ichiriki @ Gardens. I had so much until I had a hard time getting back to work after that.

But good old friends are hard to come by as we grew older. Should appreciate friends that we can still maintain from younger days.

tired but excited

2013-08-13T01:01:00.000+08:00

Last weekend was quickly filled with lots of outings and lunch/dinner dates. Had a lot of fun but was quite tiring when it all ends. Is it too much for me to wish more of it? Sometimes you can only wish that the time will come to a halt but alas, time stops for no man and life goes on for everyone...

One of the desserts we had in Acme Bar and Coffee @ Troika

My only wish for now is my bathroom scale is not so brutally honest with me. le sigh...

Pavlova

2013-08-13T00:54:00.002+08:00

Pavlova, a photo by chiajasmine on Flickr.

my choice of stay in HK: Langham Place Hotel

2013-04-14T19:27:00.002+08:00

Almost every year Ron and myself will somehow make a pilgrimage trip to HK for various reasons and each time we will always choose to stay at the same hotel due to various reasons. We really love staying at Langham Place Hotel because it's so convenient to get around. There is MTR and a shopping complex, right below our hotel. It's also near to Mongkok area and when Ron is occupied I normally love to roam around the city on my own.

Also, since we come here often we don't usually do the touristy thing of going out early in the morning and coming back late at night where the hotel is really just a place to sleep. We also chill out a lot in the hotel so that explains why we are here.

In terms of amenities, they have their own in-house spa brand which I don't normally use since I'm used to bringing my own toiletries (that explains why I always have to lug around heavy luggage, hehe).

p/s: the real reason why we are always back here is because Ron can't fit into other hotels, go figure. hehe.

live out loud

2013-04-03T13:09:00.000+08:00

This trip's highlight. Not sure what you think of him but I think this uncle is so cool. He permed and coloured his locks and have this very hippy look. I bet the dogs have a very colourful life just like their owner, notice the white dog with dyed purple fur. Even youngsters couldn't help but look at him with envy seeing how he is daring enough to live the way he wants while ignoring the disapproving look from general public.

Shoes I bought this trip. Seems like I'm already preparing for chinese new year next year...

My favourite shoe and surprisingly the most comfortable one.

Went to Tim Ho Wan for dinner, if you are heading there please remember that there original outlet near Mongkok is closed. Don't be like me, walk all the way there only to find the shop plastered with bills all over the front :'(

2013's april fool

2013-04-01T17:57:00.001+08:00

Bought this album at IFC Mall, one of the rare albums where I'm willing to spend money on.

Today marked the 10th death anniversary of Leslie Cheung and his songs happens to be part of my childhood memories. Over the weekend I was in HK and I was able to catch a glimpse of Leslie's giant statue at Times Square @ Causeway Bay. There were alot of ardent fans who worked very hard folding paper cranes for him. It's quite a feat given that he is already long gone for so long yet his supporters from all over the world is still going on strong, sacrificing time to make all this thing happen.

I haven't been blogging for a long time for many reasons and even if I do, it's always been quite sporadic. Laziness and lack of time are some of the many reasons that hinder me from blogging but another bigger reason is the backlash that comes together with exposing too many of my details online. I'd suppose if today I blog about the trips that I've been going or the things that I buy, people will end up thinking that I'm just being boastful. Trying to show off my life then they will curse you till no end. But of course people will want to share things they are happy about, why will they want to drag the entire world to go into depression?

So when I told Ron the reason why I've discontinued blogging, he mentioned that we are people who care too much of what others think about us but maybe I can continue to blog and keep it as a journal so that in future when I read back I will have something to remind me of because humans are just so forgetful more often than not. In that sense, I think what he says is really true, even now when I read my past posts I have also forgotten that those are the things that happened to me and thank God for those times where I have jot it down, I'm able to recall it back again.

my first post on age 31

2012-10-14T22:50:00.001+08:00

Today I’m turning 3-1. The first thing I noticed when I look myself in the mirror is my first strand of silver hair. My first sign of aging and it’s telling me that my age is finally catching up on me.

I have been accustomed to seeing people younger than me or around me having silver hairs but I’ve never visualized myself having to see a day like this to come. It has never crossed my mind.

This must be karma to me for laughing hard at my bf whenever I spot silver hairs on his thinning crown. I remember how I used to flip my hair in front of mirror and confidently adoring my thick, black crown. The envy of many but now I can’t forget the scene in the bathroom this morning.

On the contrary, I have a very good birthday today (ugh! I will kill anyone that try to remind me of this morning’s bathroom incident). My morning started with an early wakeup call from my younger brother that hasn’t catch a wink since last night till this morning because he was still on call (really sucks to have a job that robs you off your beauty sleep) while I was having good dream. Then my mum came to me and said to treat me nice breakfast, to be honest, this is the first time I have breakfast with mum in this way and on my birthday morning. I guess such thing don’t happen much in traditional Chinese family but it’s a good start. Besides, I also have my 2 cute and lovely niece and nephew that I both love and adore. Seeing them gives me so much joy and happiness.

While my younger cousins are all laughing at me stepping into the 30s but I need to let them know, stepping into this age is not all that scary. At least I can say goodbye to days where my wallet is as thin as paper. I walk into boutiques people start serving me and not giving me looks as though I’m just some youngster where the only thing I can afford is the friend I accompanied to go in with.

Today, I'm also a proud to say that I own 1 property and 2 car without any parents funding. I am also no longer the person where people don’t take my words seriously because I’ve been there, seen that, done that. I’m glad I’m moving forward with my life and not backward.

So there you have it, the first post on my life at 31.

Sardine @ Seminyak, Bali

2012-09-15T22:24:00.002+08:00

It's always comforting to know that in the midst of all the stresses from work and life, there is someone busy googling on the Internet, making an effort to reward you by bringing you to the finest thing possible. For that, I really want to thank my other half for bringing me to one of the finest restaurants in Bali - Sardine.

Behind the close wall on this bustling Jalan Petitenget is a fine dining restaurant that housed under sprawling bamboo structure. This place dishes out delicious fine foods with a menu that change on a daily basis depending on their catch of the day. Vegetables are harvested from their own organic farm – sounds pretty healthy to me, ain’t it?

One of the thing that catches my eyes the moment I arrived is this giant painting on the wall of a Balinese Legong’s eyes. As though carefully watching their customers making sure that all of them are well taken care of. Balinese touches can be easily seen everywhere in this place with effort being made to conserve the greens and the environment. The wooden chairs, for example, are actually recycled.

On top of the top-notch food that you will be serving, be prepared to be vowed by their stunning private glistening paddy field while you savour on your delicacies. It’s a view of lush greenery paddy field waiting to be harvested, depending on the season that you’re there, that gives nothing more than just serenity and a peace in mind. It’s hard not to fall in love with Bali when you have places like this.

The couple behind this brainchild is a husband and wife team. The husband hails from France that used to live on the Caribbean and he comes from the 4th generation of Burgundys chef while the wife is a Slovenian artist and interior designer. During our meal, the wife was very friendly to come to our table and chat with us, making sure that all our needs are met.

For our appetizer, we ordered Yellowfin Tuna Carpaccio and Opaka paka & Sea Bream Sashimi. Then we ordered Pan Seared Diver Scallops and Panache of Yellowfin Tuna, Rouget and Jumbo Prawn as our main. The food on overall was lovely and you’re really getting a top notch service for the money that you’re paying there.

Sardine
http://www.sardinebali.com/
21 Jalan Petitinget | Kerobokan, Kerobokan, Bali 80361, Indonesia
+62 3618436111

Biku @ Seminyak, Bali

2012-07-21T23:27:00.002+08:00

I always have a love for high tea, I feel I'm quite a sucker of all things pretty and dainty. Poor bf, he has to make up for my lack of girlfriends and take up the role as one, most of the times. Imagine a big man drinking from a tea cup, you may just think he is getting into the role of playing "masak masak" with a little girl. It's funny, how my other half commented on me that I'm the only person where he needs to prepare clothing that is fit enough to meet the Queen even though we're on a beach holiday. LOL!!!

It's true and I admit I have special request sometimes and some of these requests may appear to be odd at times. So, one of the things I requested to do on my Bali holiday is to have English high tea at Biku. Yes you read me correct, of all places right?

My holiday in Bali begins with an awesome high tea spread at Biku and trust me, you will not go wrong with this place for high-tea. They do serve amazing food here.

Some quick snapshots of Biku's surroundings. I really like the effect of high ceiling and exposed beam in this colonial-style building.

I ordered a set of traditional english hi-tea set, this portion in the picture is meant for one person but I feel it's enough for sharing if you plan to try out more variety on their menu. For my tea, I went for white tea, something simple and not overpowering to the taste bud.

This place serves one of the best scones. Most scones I had usually have a more dense texture but the scone here is slightly more fluffy, almost with a cake like texture. The weight of the scone is also lighter, so it's really easy to enjoy it without feeling full so soon. Usually I prefer to have my scone to go with soft butter or clotted cream but that day I decided to try it with jam and their jam is heavenly. I am glad I give the jam a try as I'm really not a fruit jam person.

How do you like your scones to be served?

On top of all the dainty food, they also serve proper main meals. We ordered Indonesian fried rice on a separate visit for our lunch. It's definitely not the best stuff from their menu but it's still worth ordering it and if you're a someone that likes spicy food, like me, you will definitely love the spicy chilli that come together and it really goes well with the rice. It's also a good idea to have your cold drink ready before you venture on the chilli with your taste bud.

If you're feeling more adventurous why not get yourself a tarot card reading while there? It's a paid service, each reading last about 15 minutes and if you're feeling rich you can pay more for a detailed reading. At the end of the service, the lady will ask you to insert money into her tarot card box. It's not clear how much each reading cost and I think it's up to you to decide but I paid USD10 just for the fun of it.

Things to know:
- Books and souvenirs are available for sale there.
- Best to make reservations before going especially during peak hour.
- The scones here is a must try.
- You really don't need to dress like you're going to meet the Queen here, casual attire is advisable :-p

Biku
http://www.bikubali.com/
No.888 Jl Petitenget, Denpasar, Indonesia
+62 361 8570888

Villa Enrique @ Dempsey Road, Singapore

2012-07-20T10:09:00.002+08:00

There should be an easier way to blog!

What I'm saying is that there is so much for me to share on my blog from my daily but I just find it hard to tie myself down to the computer and blog about it. Everyday I will have this thought in me telling myself "Oh I should share this", "Oh I so wanna blog about that thing" but at the end of the day I ended up taking pictures for it and did nothing to follow up. Sigh, the woes of procrastination.

Anyway let's just backdate about what I was going through previously.

Last month Ron and myself drove to down to the little island, Singapore and had dinner at this very quaint "villa" as they prefer to call it but to me it's just an old barrack converted into shop house. Yes I am back at Dempsey Road. I really love eating in this area although hailing a cab can be a problem here especially during peak hours. Have I mention how catching a cab in Singapore is a bad idea especially during peak hour? Never mind, let's leave that for another time perhaps.

So we were contemplating with our choice for dinner on the second night we arrived. Ron was heading for the usual variety like Japanese or Chinese cuisine while at the back of my mind I was hoping to try something new and different. Then I saw this Spanish food restaurant, seated on the far end of the road and wanted to give it a try. But it was not without a little bit of protest from my other half, he has always prefer to eat at places that come in big portion.

Finally we made our choice to dine at Villa Enrique. This place is rather quiet compare to other outlets but another reason could be it was a weekday when we were there and this area is more lively on weekends than any other day.

Ever since I ate beef carpaccio from a Japanese restaurant that serves Tokyo fusion food, I am really loving this dish.

A summary of the food we had that night.

Pet Posh Grooming Salon (Kluang) - RUDE STAFF! BAD SERVICE!!!

2012-06-21T00:34:00.003+08:00

Address: 58,Jln Gunung Lambak 1,Tmn Gunung Lambak, Kluang, Johor

After sending my dog for grooming to various groomers, I finally experienced the worst service in terms of attitude. The lady that served me claims to be the boss there and don’t mind losing me as a customer so obviously I won’t mind not giving them my money anymore.

My dog is only trained not to pee at home, so when he is at the pet shop, he obviously thought he is outside and allowed to pee as usual. So while I was standing in front of the counter with my dog, my dog peed on a bag of dog food. Which they have strategically placed it in front of the counter where owners are bound to stand there with their dog, hence dog will conveniently pee there as well.

So I brought my dog as usual for his regular trim to this shop which I frequent often. All the while I only deal with one of the male staff there and the experience has been enjoyable. But today the lady boss decides to tend the shop herself, so I guess it’s my bad luck to meet her for the first time and it just go downhill from there.

The moment she saw my dog urinate she immediately gave me a black face and started telling me off, saying that the dog urine will seep through and contaminate the food within it. Rather than reacting immediately to the mess, she is more concern on lecturing me. My cousin and I immediately took the tissue from the counter top and proceed with cleaning but she continues to stand there and do nothing about it except talking. She was more concern about lecturing me about my dog’s urine than to save his customer’s dog food which is already paid, I told her to immediately get something to clean it and don’t just stand there. She grumpily return with a mop and instructed us to throw the tissue away to the dustbin, treating us like one of the workers there. Although she didn’t ask to pay for the dog food but she keeps telling me her dog food is contaminated and her voice tone and body language is implying that I should pay for the dog food. I'm appalled by her behaviour, it's as if she has never seen any dog discharging in a pet store.

Why I’m upset about this whole event?

Seriously, I’m a paying and also a recurring customer there. I think I should deserve a better respect than this and I don’t deserve to be treated this way. I am also someone, if you talk to me nicely, I will definitely treat you back the same or even pay part of the damage even though I am not wrong because I understand you’re doing a business there. But your attitude towards me is seriously stepping on my toe and I don’t tolerate such BAD attitude.

Also she was obviously trying very hard to trick me into believing that urine can seep through plastic. Come on I may not know everything about pet but I DO KNOW that urine / liquid don't seep through plastic. In my many years spent in school I also learn common sense on top of the formal education.

She also mentioned that I should be a responsible owner and basically my dog peeing around means I’m not a responsible owner. In the first place, I’m responsible for the well-being of my canine not your shop. Are you saying that if a kid spills in a restaurant than the mother is an irresponsible mother? Seriously if that thing is so important to you, why don’t you put it at a safer place?

Why I think the shop is at fault?

In the first place, why did you place the dog food at such a strategic place, right smack in front of the counter where dogs are likely to stand and pee there? Since you claimed the food is paid, why did you not put the dog food behind the counter or in a safe place? Don’t you think you should place it inside the counter, since it’s paid? Also, by placing a trap like that, are you trying to increase your sales by setting up traps like this? If this is how you want to trick me into buying your stuff, sorry I'm not going to spend a single cent at your shop.

Anyway I didn’t react to all her words immediately since my dog was going to be groomed there (yes, I know I shouldn’t have leave my dog there but oh well, I don’t know what I was thinking also) and she is clearly more concern about making money. When I return to pick up my dog, I basically gave her a good sounding she basically stood firm to her ground. Oh did I mention she charges me MYR30 when the grooming was to be MYR25 (this was quoted by the guy who usually serves me, she basically changes price on the spot!). She is not at all remorse about her action and still have the cheek to ask me if I will still go back to her for business – obviously NOT!

i love captain america... hahaha

2012-04-27T01:38:00.000+08:00

Sometimes work can really kill me. All the brain juice I used to come up with the perfect solution can really be taxing and today was one of those days. I consider myself a perfectionist when it comes to my own work. When I write lines of codes, I hate to write repetitive and meaningless codes. Every line, every indentation and every space means something. Then I always find myself spending lots of time tidying up codes that I took over from people because I'm anal and I hate messy codes.

Today seems to be one of those days for me. Lucky thing to me is that I didn't have to work very late because I got a movie screening for the Avengers courtesy of TuneTalk. Honestly, Ron and myself hardly go out to watch movies, given that we have alternatives. So today is one of those rare days we actually go out for movie.

Right before the movie, we have our dinner at Kampachi and it is during those dinner time I had a brief description on the movie that I was about to watch. Ron was kind of raving that the movie is going to be a very good one, even before watching it. He was telling me how the characters in the movie are all from marvel comics and I pretended to be amused by the stuff he was telling me. The only thing that got me interested to watch the movie is when he mentioned that the character Thor will be in it too. (LOL!)

As you can understand by now I'm really not a big fan of comics nor movie. Most of the time just eye candy... haha...

Make sure you checkout the advertisement by TuneTalk that calls themselves the Last Avengers. Seriously funny, the audience were laughing, not sure if it was meant to be a joke or funny. Then throughout the movie, other than the annoying ushers who have been pacing up and down while blocking my view to get people off their phone. I actually did enjoy the movie. It actually turns out to be hilarious with peppers of funny antics by the (supposedly) serious looking characters. Some of the epic moments that I really love about the movie was when the Incredible Hulk picked up Loki and started thrashing him around like an old rag doll is to a baby throwing tantrums and then finishing it off by calling him a puny god. That moment really cracked me up.

Now, after watching the movie, instead of lusting for Thor I seems to have found myself a new eye candy, Captain America. OMG!!!! That guy is so cute and dashing. I really like that retro all-American look. With the clean cut hair and well built body. You just wanna touch those packs to see if it's real but Ron mentioned he spent a lot of effort to build that body just for the movie. I'm sure that's a lot of sacrifice to make on his end. Boy, I think the next few days will be spent on googling up on Chris Evans. ^_^

Anyway after a hard day at work, I guess watching the movie is really a good idea. I'm glad I went for it, so once again thanks to TuneTalk and of course my bf who was nice and willing to go watch it with me.

Banane Taipei bag

2012-03-01T01:43:00.000+08:00

This trip to Taiwan, one of the things that I'm going to get for myself is the famed Banane Taipei tote bag. Although it has been in trend since last year but the style has not died. In fact recently one of my favourite bloggers Chiara Ferragni has mentioned this bag in her recent post. This just makes me more determine to get my hand on one of them.

Chiara with Lake Blue Banane Taipei tote bag

It all started when a celebrity in Taiwan, Dee Hsu, was photographed by the paparazzi carrying the orange version of this bag. Later on the trend was heightened when Barbie Hsu customised the bags and turn it as part of her wedding gift. Subsequently a lot of celebrities were also seen carrying these bags.

Rabbit collection

Dragon collection

Just by looking at these bags through the pictures, I'm already getting light-headed. Somehow I have this feeling I will fall for all the colours and purchase more than I can handle. Right now the colours that I fancy are Midnight Magenta, Lake Blue and Banane Yellow. My pandemonium is swinging towards bright colours but who knows what I might end up getting for myself when I'm physically at the shop itself, right?

I also noticed on the Internet they have new model, baby banane taipei bags, it's more expensive as they have more metal embellishments and an extra long handle to carry on the shoulder. I have put the bag measurements in the album below, so you guys can check it out but it's not for sale online. So one can only get it if you are there physically, I think. Anyway I guess I can verify it when I'm there myself next week.

For a more detailed look for each of the bags, please look here. There are 2 collections, as I know and they just started to sell the dragon year collection this year, since the chinese animal zodiac for this year is dragon. I will be taking orders from anyone who is interested with this bag but I will only accept orders if you are willing to meet me at 1Utama / Plaza Damas / Kluang and it will be COD (Cash on Delivery).

Each tote bag is price at MYR 250.

Still interested? Email me: meheartconfetti@gmail.com

Ximending (西門町)

2012-02-28T07:24:00.001+08:00

Food (must try):
1) Ah Zhong Noodle Shop (阿宗麵線)

Picture courtesy of EatPrayFlying

Address: Ximending Headquarter: No.8-1, Emei St., Wanhua District, Taipei City
Business Hour:11:00 ~ 22:30 / Monday to Thursday. 11:00 ~ 23:00 / Friday to Sunday.
Tel: 02-2388-8808 (Delivery service available)
Getting there:
- from the MRT Station exit, look for the McDonalds. It's one alley away from it.

2) Zhang Ji Guo Tie Niu Rou Mian (张记锅贴牛肉面)
Address: Lane 101, Yanping South Road
Business Hour: Open everyday EXCEPT Saturday 11am-2pm & 4pm-7.30pm
Getting there:
- find the entrance of Zhongshan Hall and main courtyard, turn around and look for this alley- Lane 101.
- Exit at Entrance 4.
- 張記鍋貼牛肉麵位於捷運西門站4號出口，於延平南路101巷內

3) Yu's Almond Tofu (于記杏仁豆腐)
Address: No. 101號, Héngyáng Road, Jhongjheng District, Taipei City
Tel: 02-2370-1998

Interesting spaces:
1) Modern Toilet (便所餐廳)

View Ximending (西門町) in a nutshell in a larger map

General:
1) To visit the XiMenDing take the MRT and get off the Ximen Station.

Reference:
A Hungry Girl's guide in Taipei
小盛盛的隨性趴趴go

zara bag inspired colours

2012-02-28T02:45:00.000+08:00

Another one of my nails design. Took the idea from my previous post. The trick is lining the gold trim, initially I used a sticker as guide but only for the 1st 2 nails. Subsequently I ditched it because it's picking up my base colour. The product in the middle is my everyday Zara tote bag.

"There is no ugly girl but lazy girl" - Anonymous

you are my sunshine

2012-02-27T00:05:00.000+08:00

[via Une-deux senses]
I came across some very gorgeous accessories with very beautiful colours. Now that the festive season is over, I think people are ditching the red and embracing something more fun, like yellow or mustard. Some of the colours to consider when picking up accessories.

[via Garance Dore]

One of the ways to integrate the colours into our daily wear.