mirror mirror on the wall

I've finally gone for my whitening procedure. It took the whole of an hour and despite the intermittant aches which I've experienced during my entire procedure, and which I'm still experiencing now (I do hope it'll go away soon!) - my teeth are a whole lot whiter and I can't be happier!

In the recuperation stage, and dear moi am already conjuring up images of being able to apply pretty red lipstick after such a long time! :P



And look at what RC babe got me from her HK hotel loot - I love it!

Fabbrica @ Dempsey

Sunday lunch at Fabbrica with the family turned out to be rather relaxing. And nice :)

Other than the mussels dish which didn't impress as the mussels were not up to standards in terms of freshness...everything else was quite appetizing...

I must say, Dempsey is evolving into a really quaint pretty area and I can so see myself going back up soon!

(click on the pic for more peeks!)

Hope y'all had a great weekend! :)

Yes, it's all back to the office tomorrow...

...and of food...

Let me start off by saying that we had a wonderful dinner at Melt - The World Cafe at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in celebration of our first year anniversary! :)

Service was really good - and the buffet spread was quite varied - finally, the food was really satisfying! And also, kudos to the hotel on their amazing facelift. We thought Melt was pretty nice with all the lovely colours too :)

(click on the pic below for more photos!)

Saturday

Look at what I saw at Paragon when I was out shopping with IC! :P

How pretty!

We are almost one!

So much has happened just this week alone. Let's see...with a re-cap...

The good:

1. I've got positive feedback finally after so many months of search.

2. The free scrub and massage I got at lunchtime was amazing - really relaxed me!

3. Got a finalised date for another event I've been hoping for.

4. Booked my ticket to Shenzhen (with Shir & IC).

5. Baby Josiah was delivered this week to beaming parents, Joshua and Ching Ni!

6. Got beautiful sandals from Charles & Keith!

7. EY came back from the famous Florence outlets I told her about - with a lovely silver Prada wallet in tow for me! :)

The not-so-good:

1. Positive feedback I got amounted to status quo - still much ado about nothing...

2. Haven't managed to finish my translation at work...

3. Professionalism has been lacking in some areas which has some way or other managed to find its way to involve me...

The markets really rushed this week after the Fed announced the more than expected rate cut in the US. Yet, in my own opinion, I don't really quite see how that will soften the whole credit crunch coming down in the days ahead. Well, granted that we made a couple of pennies from the fluctuations I'm not complaining!

R's rushing back on a flight tonight to have dinner with me tomorrow! :) It's our one year anniversary tomorrow...(can't believe how time flies!)

Done deal

R's twin bro got registered today. I don't have too much to say - here are the pics, there was a huge rain, which came only after the signing and also wish there was more light...I did a good recommendation as Ching really did a fabulous job with the flowers and all the deco. Hopefully things will be better from here on. I still can't really forget how his twin bro almost ruined my wedding...but I suppose it pays to be the bigger person...and move on to bigger better things in life - so all the best Ralph!

What a lead up to the weekend it has been!

RC and I finally headed down for Cali's Body Combat Class after work on Thursday and we were all stretched out!

Friday, I had bowling and a company dinner - in an amazing twist of luck, my team struck gold and we won the first team prize! Came back home with a whole bunch of Nike goodies and R was sooooo excited and happy :) Then, we headed out to the movies with EL and D, we caught The Invasion starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. It's pretty much an expectable plot - I'd rate the film 3 out of 5 *s in my book...

Saturday, woke up super early and started making my way out to Boon Lay (yes, you read it right!) for my haircut and rebonding treatment. Well, it was a trip well worth the travel...my haircut + soft rebonding + treatment came up to only S$90+....all thanks to IC's recommendation. Least my hair looks a lot neater and is definitely more manageable now! :) I'm happy.

The highlight of my Saturday must have been my finds at Chinatown! IC and I got down to Chinatown in the afternoon and we discovered a treasure trove of amazing clothes at even better prices! :) Finally I trudged my way back with 5 pieces, plus another bag of toiletries at such bargain prices...



And the amazing Coach keyring I've fallen in love with, but can't bring myself to spend on...I left with the eyelet dress from one shop + 2 work pumps from Heatwave instead :)



My night ended on a high! R and I met up with SC and everyone else at the all-newly renovated Thumper at Goodwood. I must say, it started off as a slight disappointment with the lack of people - there was even hardly a queue - and what with the management screwing up everything. But in all good faith, everything finally worked out great, and the place was nice :) I miss the carpets yet the modern look worked it all together I must say! I missed dancing, and having a couple of drinks...and finally HAPPY BIRTHDAY SC! I hope you had a great time babe! xoxoxoxo We had a blast, and thanks for having us over!





"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed." - Kahlil Gibran

Look at what I saw at Hermes.

Beautiful :)

The new addition

I was out shopping with R and I so cleverly diverted his attention away to the mega electronic store - Best Denki when I was still taking my own sweet time looking away at bedskirts for my mum at Aussino....then when I went back to my dear hubby, there he was all hyped up with his new find - SONY BRAVIA 46" LCD for a bargain price!

So, as you can all imagine what happened next...yes, we bought the TV and its humongous screen is now sittting prettily in our living room...more movie watching in comfort :)

Hmm, it's amazing what men can find in sucha short time...especially when it comes to something like electronics! It's almost the equivalent to what women can find when it comes to beautiful clothes and gorgeous shoes :)

baby matheus at 3 months!

Wow, LX's sure got her hands full! Her darling son is 3 months now - and look at the cutie! :)
RC, YP, R and myself had a good time at her place, playing with Baby Matheus!

I'm back!

Yea, I know I have seriously disappeared for like the longest time...

Sooo, long post warning ahead!

A year older now, hmm hopefully another year wiser too! Ha. Look at what my sweet gfs got me! :)



And then Durrow Gal dropped by with vouchers too :) Thank you soo much!

It was nice having a small dinner with the bunch of my closest friends at Streeters - a quaint Spanish restaurant with amazing tapas and sharing some paella :) Everyone rushing down from work - Really couldn't have asked for more!



Then it was dinner with my family at Les Amis' Grill at Greenwood...we loved it! Initially our pick was Bathers at Sunset Way - but I rang and nobody picked up the line so I was worried that they weren't open and we headed for Greenwood instead :)







We then left for HK on the weekend :)

I had the best time - the food! And yes, the shopping was amazing - I tailored so many suits and work dresses for the cheapest price! Decided to tailor curtains and some pretty cute cushion covers too...We also enjoyed the fantastic massage and spa facilities at one of the top spa places in Shenzhen, just across from the border of HK.

Yes, more bags! (click on the pic below to take a peek at the clothes I made...)



The new cushion covers all nicely placed where they should be :)



So this is what I have been busying myself with lately...new sheets for the rest of the year! :)

Autumn warms



And... wintry black and white

(of which the entire 600TC set - save for the furry brown display cushion - was tailored in Shenzhen for an unimaginably budget price)





Finally, what's come in during the last week - the paintings we got on our trips and some lovely prints have been framed :)





That's it!

Have a great weekend :)

"Success is not a destination. It's a journey."