Going back to office

After so many days of waking up at my own preferred and sweet timing... albeit waking up very very hot and very stress but still I could sleep in as and when I wanted!

But this will change since I need to be back in office. =(

The past 2 weeks have been full of stress mann.... Time was never enough! I put in at least 8 to 10 hours a day studying, buried myself in my books from my waking moment till I call it a night.

I hope my efforts will not be wasted. =/ Efforts are currently put to the test.

Anyway we shall see if it's worth all my efforts... Results will be released on 23 June, 2pm.

*Keeping fingers cross!*

I'm on the "expedite" list!

I made my order on 28 Apr and the auto reply says "estimated delivery 10 - 11 June"... BUT! I got it today!!! 8 May 08 at 1020 hrs! That's only about 2 weeks!!!

Woah! So fast hor.

I think my name is becoming a hot favorite of Benefits hence my items are delivered so fast!

My loots this time....Now, I'm on leave (mugging for exams till 23 May) hence, not much chance to test it all out. Will do so the moment I have the chance to!

I'm begining to have more and more BC items and I will need to clear more space for them!

Ok. Time to mug.

So Pretty!

The lunch time kaki saw this yesterday and showed me immediately with the message on msn "I think EM will like this."

I clicked on the given link and I fell in love with it too!!!

It's so pretty lor!!!

Wondering what it is? The new tint for cheeks and lips! Looks so nice right! And the color is a gorgeous poppy pink! I love it. Only thing is, the color seems to be too light on me, I'll probably need to apply 2, 3 times before it looks and sits right on my cheeks.

Not to mention, I still have loads of blushers at home, hence will be giving this a miss.

Benefit has so many nice things to buy all the time. Just wish I have more moolah to get everything mann!

Pretty Posie tint! When my flush finishes, I shall get you, that is if there is no other prettier ones... hahahahaha

Damn weather!

It's just so damn bloody hot that my whole body is burning up even with the fan on!

I really hate it when I feel hot and sticky all over and the worse is, even the wind from the fan feels so hot!!!

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate this kind of weather!!!

Spent a BOMB!

Went for Facial at Kose on Tuesday and signed a 4+1 package for the Charcoal Treatments at $360. Which will work out to be $72 or so per session. It works out to be about the same price for Fancl facial then and the good thing is, NO need to book way in advance for facials and no need to travel to town!

Went to Robinsons Preview Sale yesterday and walked away with almost 6 months supplies of the Collagen Tense Up, which is equivalent to 11 boxes of 10 bottles each. The promotion is $166 for a month's supply instead of the original $184.50. Hence, it's a savings of $ 18.50 per month.Luckily they have a drink card system, so I don't have to lug home all 11 boxes at a shot. I'll just bring my card to any Fancl outlet and collect box by box when necessary. Which entitled me to 12 pieces of white masks free...It's 2 pieces with every $150 spent.... So, you can do simple calculations and figured how much I've spent. Which brings me and the lunch time kaki instantly to "Prestige Members" in just that morning.

I've also bought a new bottle of fragrance from Estee Lauder as my current bottle is running low.Pleasures, 100ml, at $128, which earned me a free umbrella.

Had dinner at Kushin Bo with Tri and that's another $50 or so. Not to mentioned the breakfast in Ya Kun and Lunch at some HK themed cafe with the lunch time kaki.

Yups, spent a bomb and the best thing is, I came home with almost empty hands! Since I only lugged one box of Tense Up home.

Akan Datang.

I realized, I have a lot of dates waiting to be fulfilled after my exams....

1. Girlies date with Tri and Yuin
2. Girlies date with Forum friends
3. Date with our darling God-daughter
4. Girlies date with Emma

I seemed to have told almost everyone that I'm preparing for exams, anything, be it dinner or date or anything, AFTER exams then talk....

Now I suddenly realized I've made so many promises to various different people. Must plan out my schedule after the dreaded "E" is over!

I've just barely handed in the LAST TMA for this semester and its now, time to hit the books.

After all, 12 May is not that far away anymore! =(

No wonder lor...

Ever wonder if the guys will get sick of waiting outside fitting rooms during sales? The long string of brothers, boyfriends and hubbies I think is just as long as the queue for the fitting room by the ladies at times....

Was at Bishan for lunch with the lunch time kaki and again we pass by the same shops selling more or less the same things.

The kaki decided to get just another pair of pants and we went in. Since she already know her size and all, we merely just went in and asked for a new piece and proceed to make payment.

While at the counter with the SA & the kaki doing the necessary, I was just looking around, I actually saw a dress and a top that I quite like la. But I no mood to try so I just browse around. Then I saw this little boy following behind the mommy tugging at her and said (quite loudly)

"Mommy! Last try ok? LAST Try!" He looked quite grumpy!

and the mommy quickly disappear into the fitting room. I heard the whole thing and was giggling to myself. And I shared it with the kaki and she too laughed... unknown to us, the Daddy was standing quite near to us! Opps.... and the little boy continued to the daddy....

"Daddy. Next time, we don't go out ok? We stay at home. Mommy keeps trying and trying clothes!"

This time, I cannot help it, we both laughed!

So I guessed, all the boyfriends and hubbies have practices like this since young... While they may be making noise at this tender age, when they grow up, they sort of take it as the norm and just wait patiently while the sisters, girlfriends and wifes take their own sweet time inside priming themselves!

I admit, I'm definitely one of those who spend time inside the fitting room priming myself too! hahahahaha.... But it was really so funny lor.

Next to get...

The 2 year contract is up on 23 May 2008.

Aiming for this the moment it's up.....

The Sony Ericsson, W910i!!!Pretty old model already but nevermind. I don't need a high fuctioned hp since I rarely use the rest of the functions much.

It fulfills my 3 main criterias...
1) Decent camera. This comes with 2M camera with 2.5 digital zoom.
2) FM Radio. I seldom use the MP3 function, so it's just a "good to have" for me. But FM radio is a MUST!
3) Price (only $188 with 2 year plan), color (Hearty Red) and size matches what I want!

Plus the fact that after using Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola handphones, I still like the SE best. Ease of use is comparable to the "idiot phones" of Nokias and usually the camera even though are the same, quality seems better after all.

Best of all, this is matchy matchy with my Sony Cyber Shot T100! Which by the way, my T100 is upgraded to "old model" already, now T300 has taken centre stage!

Anyway, I'm a fan of Sony... I love their products! Aiming a VAIO too...

Too bad the T100 and W910i no pink ones... else, I'll be sure to get the pink and have it matchy with my DS Lite too!

What can I say?? I'm a bimbo in the making lor.. whahahahaha... But it's really so pretty isn't it?!

Ohhh... BTW, the hubby took my DS last night and on further "insepection" exclaimed, "It's much too pink for me to play lei!" and proceed to show me a grumpy face.

Heh! As though I care lor?!

Inside I was thinking.... better still! No one to fight with me liaoz! whahahahahahahahahaha....

Skinned!

I came back on yesterday after my Accounting class and saw an envelope from iStyles.

I was so excited! Coz that only means 1 thing. The skin has arrived! =)

Without any delays, I ripped the envelope opened and sat down to stick the skin C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y on my DS. It took both Hubby and me to finally get it done and right. Can tell I was so excited that I forgot to take any pictures at all lor.

Presenting........ My "made up" DS!!!!!
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Ta dah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!So pretty right?!

I'm glad I choose this design! Oh... BTW, that's the game I'm currently addicted to, "Mario Brothers, Partners in Time" =)

When I'm sick of this skin, shall change a new one. The service of iStyles is rather good. I ordered on Tuesday? And I got it on Friday! Whoo! FAST!!!

Quality is quite good too, not the flimsy sticker kind, it's vinyl backing! Means, even if it's stuck wrongly, can still tear out a few times carefully and slowly without getting the skin out of shape.

The outer and top screen are the easier to manage. The lower screen is harder to do by comparison. There's too many objects to align with. Oh.... BTW, that long bubble on the top screen is not caused by the skin, it's actually the thin plastic cover (similar to that of the plastic covering on new Handphone screens) protecting the crystal casing of the DS. Yar... Since the day I bought it, that plastic thing is still there, I don't see the point in removing it and since it's not falling out, then I just leave it there.

If you look closely, my lower screen is not done well, the thin strip above the screen is not straight, but I'm lazy to tear it out again and because it's such a thin strip, I'm also afraid that I may accidentally break it too.

So the best is to just leave it the way it is. Anyway, it's so tiny, if you don't look closely, can't tell. Plus, it's such a perfect match with the original Pink DS, really it's an negligible thing. =)

Pretty ain't it? =D

Lunch

Went to Junction 8 for lunch with the lunch time kaki and we decided to give a try at the "always crowded Wan Chai Hongkong Tea Room" there.

I remembered I blogged about it, something along the line that I want to go and try with hubby. But the place is always so packed so no choice, till now never had a chance to go in yet.

Finally, had the chance to go and best of all, when we reached there, no crowd! We were one of the few customers. Must be because we reached early.

I had the beef hor fun and iced yuan yang. The beef hor fun is so so, I don't particularly fancy it. I feel that the hor fun is too sticky and chewy. Beef tastes too powderly, not really the way I like it to be done with hor fun. The sauce tasted a little too bland too. Come to think of it, I still prefer the beef hor fun at AMK, the zi char stall in the coffeeshop beside the Singpost. Tates much better and its also cheaper! =)

The kaki tried it and she say not bad. So, to each her own when it comes to food.

She had the seafood baked rice. I tried a bit and I think it's pretty good! The amount of cheese on the rice looks quite generous. The only draw back is, they did not shell the prawns, making it a little tough to eat daintily. But I must say, the kaki does it well. She can eat all kind of difficult to manage food with ease and always with poise!

*ENVY*

I AVOID eating hard to manage food outside coz I know I don't know how to eat it daintily and with poise!

Their Iced Yuan Yang is nice though. It comes with a mixture of coffee and tea and then served with a scoop of vanilia ice-cream! Tastes so good and refreshing. It's at $3 a cup, I think it's pretty pricy lor but then again, it tastes good, so that's fine. Since it's good, $$$ spent on it is acceptable!

Between the 2 of us, with our orders of Seafood Baked rice, Beef hor fun and 2 Ice Yuan Yang, the bill came up to $21. I think that's pretty ok for the filling food.

We gave dessert a missed in the begining as we were not sure if we can finished up everything. And it's a good thing we did order any more dessert, I was filled to the brim after I finished my hor fun and drink!

As like any normal Hong Kong theme cafe, they serve the "Po Lao Baos", "Toasts", "eggs" among other others.

I was thinking, it's quite nice to sit there on a lazy afternoon sipping that Ice Yuan Yang and eating some toasts! Quite shiok right?!

After the blessed exams, will make Hubby come here with me one day and do just that! =)

We went to Fancl after lunch and wow.... we each left with 1 big bag of goodies. I got another box of the "Green Tea Brown Rice" and in addition to that, I got a box of the "Dietary Fibre Mix". Yeah... I need some fibre supplements in my life. =(

The kaki has 7% off for this month, hence it's a good time to buy these items now. Else, I got to pay the full price and even though I'm a member of Fancl, there's only 5% off for normal purchases lor. I also got a box of the "Clear Sheets" (wet tissues), there's 30 individually wrapped sachets in that box.

This will come in useful when we head to hot hot Phuket next month. I arm myself with lots of wet tissues when we travel but those at Watons makes my face feel very dry. I hope Fancl ones won't since it will be soaked with their moisturizer.

It'll also be pefect for those times when I come back to office after lunch / meetings / visit and sweating profusely! I can wipe off those dirt and digusting things (i.e melted make up) from my face and reapply without feeling dryness! Hooray!

Bought a pair of slippers from M)phosis as well as the current office pair (which I got in Dec 2006) is getting worn off, need to find a replacement for it. I like M)phosis as their designs are pretty stylish, may be a little pricy but it's so comfy! I wear that slippers as long as I'm in my level and within my office itself, though not many people will see me, but still there are some big shots that drop by once a while. Slippers are not allowed lor, hence I try to get something stylish and not too slippers! hahahahahaah

All in all, a good lunch and a fanastic haul! And while on the way back to office, we saw the banner for facial at $39 for first trial. Not bad right. Will be doing something about it.

Getting a bit tired of going to Fancl as its soooo hard to make any bookings. =(

Skin

I've finally made up my mind and made the online order for the DS Lite Skin.

After looking, comparing, arguing with myself...I've finally bought just ONE piece. I kept convincing myself that I will not be changing the skins too often, so no point getting so many.

Plus the fact that, now that I've made my first purchase, I'll be entittled to 10% off for subsuquent purchases. And most importantly, I'm not too sure of the quality. So one piece for the time being to test test. If all is well, then not too late to get more in future. =) See! I'm not such a bimbo-atic shopper after all too, ya know. hahahahaha....

Anyway, I've choosen "Her Abstraction" for my DS Lite. It will be the a 100% perfect match on my pink DS.

I still like this best from all those I've short listed...

After I get this and 'skinned' my DS, I'll show you all how it looks.

I think this iStyles is not too bad, they have lots of other skins for other gadgets to choose from and it's local shipping, hence I only pay about $1.35 for postage and plus the skin, all in, it's about $15. Quite ok I think. Of course, if there's more orders, there's free postage too. Not bad hor.

Ok. Now, to wait patiently for the skin to come. =D

Treats for the Sweet.

Received quite a fair bit of treats these days... Either, I'm a real sweetie or they think I'm not fat enough.... whahahahaha...
Roche Chocolate Balls coated with nuts from the roomie... It's very nice! Soft, crispy and cruncy all at the same time! I've eaten the 2 other smaller ones before I remembered I should take a photo. Hence, this is what's left.

Then I have the Fancl Brown Rice Crackers.... which lasted me just slightly over a week. It's hard to stop once I see the box. It's so wholesome and healthy tasting! Would love to get more except for the tiny issue that it's almost $20 for that small box of crackers and each indivually wrapped package is almost $5 which barely last thru 10 bites!

Lastly, the lunch time kaki and her significant other bought me a whole can of Jelly Beans and a box of chocolates all nicely packed in a Fancl paper bag too! I've not opened it yet for the fear of not being ale to stop myself from attacking it. Ironic as it sounds, but I think I will just polished off everything too soon. And something as good as these should be savoured slowly not just gobbled up without tasting it, rolling it over the tongue! Hence. I'm gonna wait a while before opening.

And this is how my TMA question paper looks like for the moment... and yes, if the background looks familiar, it's caused, it was used to 'catch' any falling nuts, chocolate, flakes whatever for the Roche Chocolate Balls. That shows how irriated I am at the silly assignment! I've been scribbling down notes whenever my lecturer / tutor mentioned the word "TMA" all the pointers are here. But still, I have no idea how to begin writing this last TMA for this semester.

As I write this entry, I think and look at all the written notes and yet, I'm still C-L-U-E-L-E-S-S.

Best of all, during the final tutorial last night, the tutor said, "there will no longer be this module from next semester, paper will be replaced from next semester onwards."

GREAT! Fanastic! Meaning to say, I've wasted a whole 4 months mugging for this module only to have the module "retired" and "replaced" and I just found out, another of my "already done and passed" module is ending up in the same fate too!

That makes, 8 months of mugging for 2 redundant modules.

Life's GREAT!!!

DS Lite Skins

I came across a local site having skins for all sorts of skins for various gadgets.

I saw a few that I quite like...I'm not sure which to buy yet, since all these I've choosen seems to either too "match" or "clash" with my Pink DS lei. The first seems too pink, later stick already cannot see how? Then waste my moolah right? Second is by far my favourite, looks kind of cool and scary at the same time. Thrid to fifth looks cute and colourful. Bright and cheery at the same time! While for the next two, I like the lines but too bad not in any shades of Pink! =( the last is very relaxing kind of feel...all different moods. Of course, I will NOT get all, the most I will get is 2. And I think 2 is also too much. So I shall hence, just get 1.

But which should I choose?!?!?!?! =/

I think, I'll go for the first two? Either one of those.... Not sure yet. Hard to choose la.

The site is here, if you want to get some skins for your gadgets, let me know too, there's FREE REGISTERED post for orders above USD$25!! Which means, I only need about 3 orders to fullfill that! Each DS skin is about $10 USD, convert to SGD is slightly over $14. I'll mail you your item via post or can meet up. Can be arranged la.

Let me know promto promto!!!

Investment

The same day I eyed the earrings, I went to J8 after work and scored for myself a pair almost immediately.

After all those eyeing and surfing of the website, I got a solitaire. It's the most classical and it's suitable for anytime, anyday! I guess what made me go ahead to get it was because Lee Hwa was having a 50% off promotion on solitaires. Hence, it's really quite worth getting it then. I'm paying about $2.3K for the pair. I think it's a pretty good deal, considering that it's of color D and in the range of VS1-VS2.

My next aim will still be a Destinee Diamond. It's so pretty!! =) Which Hubby says he'll buy for me! Woo hoo! =D

And on a completely different note, I realised I have no sleepwear, the kaki was buying some tops from F21 and I lombang her orders. The tunic came as an afterthought since it was on promotion at only $14+ USD.So, now, my previous F21 was just recently delivered into my hands and now, waiting for more new things.

How my clothes are 'investments' I don't really know, maybe I can set up a clothing home shop? Or maybe, by seeing me in different different clothes all the time, Hubby will still find me appealing and hence, lessen the chances of him "eating out" too? whahahahahahaahahaha

Not too bad!

I saw this from someone else's blog and tried it....65 words

Speed test

I think the result is pretty good. =)

钱不够用啦！

I lost a stud many moons (maybe, even years!) ago and I've been looking for a bling bling since then. Aiming for one of these...Don't know which pair will suit my budget nor which pair I should go for. All photos taken off the Lee Hwa website. Looking for something that's suitable for day and night wear. Sick of changing earrings daily, so want to just stick to a pair to make my mornings easier.

On top of these, friend's friend say going to US for a month on holiday. And what does US have? COACH! Benefits! Forever 21! I have lots of things aimmed from these places... in fact, too many to even do a collage for display. =(

Only problem is, I've just bought 2 COACHies (2,3 weeks ago), awaiting for a delivery of Benefits (already at post office) and put in another order of F21 (just yesterday)!

I'm soooo overspending, better not buy anything from COACH, nor Benefits nor F21 this round.

Benefits just sent me a mailer screaming "New arrivals. NEW Arrivals!" =(

Why does these retailers always have so many new items to tempt me?! =(

Of food and presents

Ate lots when I met up with Tri yesterday and before that already eating lots! =(

Had lunch in Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe in Marina. I had Po Lo Bao, Soft boilled eggs, Raddish Cake and Ice Milk Tea.

These was enough to fill me to the brim! Both of us dare not eat too much as we had made plans to go for a dip in Pan Pacific Hotel's pool and we were kind of afraid that our tummies will show after eating. hahahahah...

I was very early for our girlies date when in fact we both thought Tri will be early. Having so much time on my hands, I walked around for that document carrier.

I was in search of a document carrier to put my textbooks, notes, stationery and occasionally my notebook. It needs to be large enough for everything at the same time, yet small enough for me to hold in my hands, most important of all, it got to match my Carly since I'm now using the Carly.

I saw a nice one from Hirojshima (or something like that) but it was $135!!! I cannot afford that kind of moolah on it, so walked around some more and I saw a much cheaper one from Charles & Keith. Can't make up my mind so decided to KIV it for the moment.

At this point in time, my dear Tri decided to finally make her grand entrance to Xin Wang and we stayed for over an hour there just sitting, eating and chatting. I really enjoy such girlie sessions. Eat and chat without a care in the world. Damn enjoy and shiok!

After our lunch, we walked to Pan Pacific and on the way, I showed her the cheaper bag. She said not bad and after another 3 seconds of consideration, I got it.

My new document carrier.Big enough for throw in everything with enough space left too at a mere $40, what more can I say?

We spent at least 2 hours in the pool in the hot afternoon sun! I'm so amazed at ourselves. We did not get burnt too. But that's coz we covered ourselves totally in sun block, stayed in whatever shade we could find and hide in the water too!

We are a disgrace to swimmers. We just sat at the side of the pool and chatted the whole time! Our faces and hair were not even wet. Oh... and I must say, either my cosmetics are good or my make up and bathing skills are good! Coz after the dip and shower, my make up still looks good! I merely did a little touch up here and there only! Woo.... Now that I know, maybe Tri and I can arrange for another session another time and this time, I won't bring so much barang barang!

Before we left Marina, Tri wanted to go back to Zara to check out a top we passed by on the way. That top is nice. Too bad no size available but in a way I think it's good that there's no size.... that top is a whopping $219!!! Oh my goodness. SO expensive lor. She did not manage to get anything while I managed to get a simple turtle neck short sleeve Tee for $20! Material is good. Was a good buy! =)

Finally, we left Marina and went to PS for dinner. Dinner was another filling affair.

Mahattan Seafood Platter for 2.
See la, so much food. Can die not! But we finished almost everything... heh heh... I love the creamy sauce on the prawns and when it was mixed with the garlic rice.... wooo la la....

Chatted some more and then soon it was time to heed for home after I got some snacks from Daiso. Cheap la that place. Everything for $2! My dear Tri hor, is Cindrella's sister. Her curfew is worse than that of Cindrella herself. So, bo bian, must quickly go home!

And before I forget, my belated Birthday pressie(s) from Tri...Crabtree & Evelyn's Rose water hand therapy.

and from the all time lunch time kaki... Limited Edition Pop Rice cracker from Fancl. Totally fat and preservatives free! It tastes great too! I already devoured 2 small packs!

Thank you Ladies!!! =)

It's the lunch time kaki's birthday month and on top of that, there were some promotions and freebies, she spent a bomb in Fancl and got 2 sets of freebies which she gave me a set...Mini Cleansing Oil and Limited Edition face blotters. I LOVE the colour of the packaging can! Fancl should change to this color packaging la. The current one is Blue lor! Not nice la, though it matches their theme of "Freshness" lor. I LOVE, LOVE LOVE this pink one! =)

The office roomie came back from Europe from a business trip recently and got me these...

Chocolates and a keychain. I also want that kind of hourglass figure as in the keychain lei. But so much chocolates and food, how to ar? =(

Creative Story!

I've been getting the mailer from Benefit Cosmetics for sometime now and this is one of those that really caught my attention.

The cargofull of Benetint spilled into the sea! Oh dear... then how? then how?!Read on....Of course I know the story is not real. But still, it's quite cute and creative the way they do it.

Must say I quite like their advertorials at times.

Heng ar, this time, I have NOTHING to buy. Else spend moolah again only!

So pretty!

I was browsing through COACH website and happen to see their Key rings. A few of them caught my eyes and they are so pretty!

After spending a couple of hundreds on my Carly and Swingpack, its high time that I stop shopping for at least a couple of months to allow the miserable amount of moolah that I have to grow a little before bursting them off again. But that is not going to stop me from browsing through a little.

Did a collage of my favorite ones! =) So pretty aren't they?!

I am in the process of looking for key rings (but of course not so expensive ones!!!) as mine broke. So far, nothing has caught my eyes except for this.

Come to think of it, I think I still have the one from Perlini's from years ago. It was a pair with Hubby's but his broke while mine is still all right. But because, I was so anal and wanted (BADLY) to have a matching key ring with him, I bought another set and then both broke! Till now, I have not manage to find anything that we both like... hence just using the normal ugly silver metal rings. =(

Even if I get this nice ones from COACH, also not pair with hubby's, I think I shall just continue to use that ugly ring and save myself some moolah la. Or I shall just use back the old Perlini's key ring.

But, these key rings from COACH is so nice and pretty! But to pay over a $100 SGD for a key ring is something that I am not ready to do lor. So, having said all that. Just see only lor. hahahahahahahaha

It's time to take care

You know, I always spend so damn much $$ on my face, on my clothes and shoes and bags right?
Yet, I've never really bother to be spending much more effort on our internal organs and our health.

So yesterday, after my facial, I decided to get some nutritious things for our bodies.

Personally, I feel that I do not take enough greens and fruits. So I got these from Fancl. Green Tea "Brown Rice" and Green Juice Powder to be shared between hubby and myself.

What I do like about Fancl is that they are totally preservatives free hence I'm not taking in any chemicals nor preservatives and that's good.

I must admit that their things are slightly on the high side, but I guess for the quality and better health, I should not be too calculative.

One thing is to say is, I hope these items taste good. =/ Else how to make myself drink it?