My LoOt!

The one on the left is a money plant...bought this at CCK nursery $3 -still surviving strongly
the one on the right was bought at school's fun fair also $4 bucks...dying!

The money plant

The pretty purple flower plants which sat outside the corridor

I liked this one...it gives off a minty smell...but sadly died as well because of lack of sunlight


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I find it therapeutic just by looking at these pretty plants. After a hard day at work, the first thing I will wanna see is my terapin, blinky and these pretty plants.

I bought another two of these from Ikea. The other two which I bought from the cck nursery died because of the lack of sunlight - I had placed those pots along the floors of the corridor but because they were too small, couldn't really 'catch' the sunlight.

sitting prettily on the parapet of the balcony

Ikea Clearance Sale - I was there with Conz and Laurence for lunch...laurence wanted to buy a lamp but we ended up buying stuff too.
I can't help but to buy these side plates - only a $1.50 each
The longish grey plate below is meant for cooked or steamed fish - only $2!

Wooden classic Photo frame only $3



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The Yummy Edition

Happenings of past one week...


XIN WANG HONG KONG CAFE SEMBAWANG ROAD SUN PLAZA
FRIDAY 8 May 2009

We were at Xin Wang HK Cafe to celebrate Mother's Day. (MIL)
I had the cheese baked chicken chop rice. yummy!

MIL & Nicole

Hungry?


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OLDTOWN CAFE
CHUN TIN ROAD


Once again, the Friday ladies met again after such a long while...We had lunch at Old Town Coffee place at Chun Tin. We managed to catch up with each other although time was short but we truly enjoyed our time together.

Miss Fair Lady Eileen posing with her nasi ayam rendang

Another shot of Miss Fair Lady

Ruth & I

Blackcurrent Smoothie - The four of us ordered the same drink!

and the same food! - Nasi Ayam Rendang, a house specialty

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My New Toy
Samsung Pixon

I bought this because my Sony hp is dying. I loved my cybershot phone, I loved how that hp used to take very nice pictures. This current one I have is an 8 megapixel camera hp but still the quality of the camera lens lose out to Sony's.

Pictures of Nicole & I - We were trying out the phone's camera function

The Day I Went For A Spin In My New Toy...

I am pretty pretty pleased with my new toy the second!...I should say I never regret buying, not just because it's value for money (more value for money than most cars in the same category), I believe in the long run I will save more on fuel consumption. What I like about my new toy...it has got good suspension as compared to my previous, road handling is better than I expected, good performance in terms of quick pick up, nice interior, comfy leather seats, freezing air-con, ample leg room for the rear, big boot, USB-plugin MP3/CD player - a good audio system, sporty look? err..not as yet...haha! Say hello to blackie!

The beaming new toy...

Goodbye to 1st toy! Yeah, I was a little sad to part with it for it has been with me for 3 and a half years. Goodbye Blue-y!

A New Toy

I am excited about my new toy. After much discussion and decision making, I have decided that I will not spend more than my current budget for the toy. In fact, I would be paying lesser for it. So I really have to thank God for the good opportunity!

okok...I shan't say what it is now...anyway I will keep you posted when the time comes...

Birthday Pressie

I can't decide what should I get for myself. An ipod nano? a PSP? a Wii set? shopping spree? or another nice branded bag?

I have two bags in mind but I can only afford one at the moment. Help me choose...black or brown?

Of Shopping Buys, Concert & Food

This post is entirely a picture post.

Self-photographed by Nicole herself.

September Shopping Treats:

Both WMF saucer pot and frying pan bought from TANGS.

Shinzi Katoh notebook I bought from Ruth's Bazaar stall at Clarke Quay

My first dress bought from FOREVER 21.
Getting prepared for any wedding dinner invitation that is to come.

Date: Saturday 20 Sept
Venue: Max Pavilion, Expo
Concert: Elva Hsiao's
3 Faced Showcase
Company: Ruth & Eileen

We sat quite far behind. We were quite disappointed to find stall seats and not elevated seats

Her last fast number: We went to the front to try and catch a glimpse of Elva.
Eventually we stood on the chair and took a few photos of her dancing.

Next up, we went for dinner at East Coast Road. C-Nai Hong Kong Cafe. It took us awhile to get us a table in the air-conditioned area of the cafe. By then, we were all like hungry dinosaurs so we didn't exactly take any photos of ourselves.

Fried Cuttlefish which was yummy!

Support this Little Happy Shop if you can...

Please support my friend's Ruth's online shop called The Little Happy Shop

Well, this is where you can find cute stationery, chic paper goods and other happy practicalities. There are also many gift ideas for happy occasion.

Do support by buying something if you can :)

Buried Six Feet Under A Huge Pile of ...

Ha! Sounded like a horror flick?...Yeah, I am buried under piles of exam papers. As Mr 'Procrastinate' decided to hit me over the weekends, the pile was let to lay untouched on the table. My exam is nearing, one on 16 May (EL), the other on 26 May (Company Law & Corp Governance). I have not started on revising yet. I've really gotta buck up and speed up my marking...

I've gotten back my last EL assignment from my tutor. I was very surprised that I've gotten 83 marks for it. Ha! Never did I expect that high grade since I had much difficulty understanding the assignment question! The truth: I was stuck with 300 words for two full days and while I continued with the essay, I kept thinking I would go out-of-point. :D

Jiayan's wedding is on 17 May which is a day after my EL paper. I have yet to buy base makeup, corset, nic's dress, accessories and white heels. I was roped in to play the keyboard at her church wedding and be one of her 17 jie meis. I know this sounds crazy... it sounded like Le mafia girls! Wanna take a peek at what I will be wearing for her church wedding? Here's what I will be donning on...Feel free to gimme your comments...

I bought this at Holland Village Shopping Centre

Close-up of the dress - shimmery floral design

Borrowed this white shawl from Xiaoyun - in an effort to cover up my fat arms
I bought a pearl necklace to go along with the dress

Of Dim Sum Supper Treats & Midnight buys

I met up with Eileen just after my Company Law lesson. A Stressful 3-hour lecture I must say cos the lecturer kept asking questions. I have not done any in-depth reading yet so I was actually clueless when the lecturer prompted us to think about the questions.

Eileen & I did not plan for this meeting. We settled for Dim Sum treats near Mustafa. Food was so-so though it looked great on the menu. After that, we decided to shop at Mustafa which was a little consolation in a bid to 'walk off' the calories we had just taken in. I bought a pair of shoes, glittering eye makeup, and OHP transparency markers.

Drunken Chicken, Yam ball, Hot-n-sour soup, chee cheong fun, carrot cake

dumplings in hot chilli oil at extreme right

Nice shoes with an expensive look...why? Ruth & Conz thought it was from Charles & Keth or Mphosis... hee!

It was a steal for only 14 bucks!